FNUS75 KABQ 131718
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MESA CAMINO RX...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1118 AM MDT WED OCT 13 2010

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

DISCUSSION...
WEAK COLD FRONT HAS PUNCHED INTO THE AREA OVERNIGHT.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER TODAY WITH HIGHER HUMIDITY. HIGHER
TEMPERATURES AND LOWER HUMIDITY WILL OCCUR ON THURSDAY.
DUE TO THE COLD FRONT...SOME INVERSION CONCERNS WILL BE FELT
WITHIN THE VENTILATION RATINGS. THE MAIN CONCERN WILL BE
THE WIND FLOW AS AN UPPER RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION
PROVIDING LIGHTER TRANSPORT WINDS.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1120 MDT 10/13/10
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62-65.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 29-34 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING
                       NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 6 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....FAIR/51000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......BECOMING CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 31-35.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 67-72 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH BECOMING TERRAIN
                       DOMINATED LESS THAN 5 MPH BY MID EVENING.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64-68.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 23-28 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING
                       WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 7 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....FAIR/49000 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...50

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REQUESTED BY...ANDREW SERRANO
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101013.MESAC.01/ABQ