FNUS75 KABQ 171336
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR A3-S SAPELLO RX...NM STATE FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
736 AM MDT SUN OCT 17 2010

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

DISCUSSION...WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES CROSSING NEW MEXICO
TODAY WITH SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS ALOFT THROUGH MONDAY.
SUFFICIENT MOISTURE FOR ISOLATED CLOUD BUILDUPS OVER HIGHER
TERRAIN TO WEST AND NORTHWEST OF BURN SITE THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. HOWEVER...LOWER LEVELS DRY ENOUGH FOR GUSTY
AND VARIABLE WINDS BUT LITTLE TO NO CHANCE FOR WETTING RAINS.
COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO PLUNGE INTO NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO MONDAY
MORNING SHOULD BRING HIGHER HUMIDITIES AND A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR
WETTING RAINS TO THE VICINITY BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT 10/17/10
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67-72.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 18-23 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED 5 TO 10 MPH THROUGH MID
                       MORNING THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 15
                       MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 10 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/115000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38-43.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 47-52 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                       EVENING BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED.

FOR MONDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS...SOME WITH THUNDER IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64-68.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 22-27 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING
                       EAST 10 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......EAST 10 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/100000 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.

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REQUESTED BY...BOB LINEBACK
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101017.A3SSA.01/ABQ