FNUS75 KABQ 102012
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR VIRGIN CANYON...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
212 PM MDT SUN OCT 10 2010

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

DISCUSSION...
MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WILL PREVAIL THROUGH MONDAY WITH LOW TEMPERATURES
NEAR SEASONAL NORMALS AND HIGHS A TAD BELOW AVERAGE. ONLY MODEST RH
RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITIES FALLING INTO
THE UPPER 20 PCT RANGE. NORTHWEST SURFACE WINDS WILL BECOME TERRAIN
DOMINATED TONIGHT...THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST FOR MONDAY. THERE WILL
BE A FEW AFTERNOON GUSTS UP TO 16 MPH. VENTILATION RATES WILL REMAIN
IN THE GOOD RANGE EACH AFTERNOON. DPORTER

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1350 MDT 10/10/10
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 61-65.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 24-29 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                       15 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 9 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/85500 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33-37.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 62-65 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING TERRAIN
                       DOMINATED UNDER 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

COLUMBUS DAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 61-65.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 25-30 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                       7 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP
                       16 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 10 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/85000 KNOT-FT.

FORECASTS FOR WINDS ARE 20 FOOT WIND SPEEDS AND MUST BE ADJUSTED
ACCORDING TO FUEL TYPE AND SHELTERING TO GET EYE LEVEL WIND SPEED.

FORECASTER...46

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REQUESTED BY...JAKE QUINTANA
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101010.VIRGI.01/ABQ