FNUS75 KABQ 141409
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR A3-S SAPELLO RX...NM STATE FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
809 AM MDT THU OCT 14 2010

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

DISCUSSION...
WARMING TEMPERATURES...LOWERING HUMIDITY AND DRY CONDITIONS
WILL CONTINUE THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. AS THE SURFACE TEMPERATURES
WARM...MIXING HEIGHTS WILL RISE AND ALLOW FOR BETTER VENTILATION
AS THE PERIOD EXISTS. EXCELLENT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES EXPECTED
ALONG THE CANYON BOTTOMS TONIGHT BUT A WELL ENTRENCHED INVERSION
WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE MIDSLOPE AREAS. THE SURFACE WIND FLOW
WILL BE VERY SIMILAR BOTH DAYS AND GENERALLY BE ON THE LIGHT SIDE.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT 10/14/10
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69-73.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 24-28 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........DEVELOPING UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 2 TO 4 MPH AS
                       THE MORNING PROGRESSES. A MIXTURE OF TERRAIN
                       FLOWS AND WEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH DURING THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 7 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....FAIR/59500 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 57-62 PERCENT MIDSLOPE AND 75 TO 80
                       PERCENT CANYON BOTTOMS.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH BECOMING LIGHT
                       DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 1 TO 3 MPH.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A FEW HIGH CIRRUS LATE.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72-76.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 17-22 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........DEVELOPING UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 2 TO 4 MPH AS
                       THE MORNING PROGRESSES. A MIXTURE OF TERRAIN
                       FLOWS AND WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH
                       DURING THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 7 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/77000 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...BOB LINEBACK
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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