FNUS75 KABQ 191528
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GAP II...USFS GILA N.F.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
928 AM MDT TUE OCT 19 2010

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

DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL LOW NEAR EXTREME SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TO DRIFT SLOWLY
TO THE EAST OVER THE NEXT 24-HOURS. CUMULUS CLOUDS WILL INCREASE
THIS AFTERNOON...MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...SUPPORTING SOME
MOSTLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS OR VIRGA SHOWERS. CLOUDS WILL INCREASE
OVERNIGHT AND THE CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN INCREASES ON WEDNESDAY
AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES CLOSER TO NEW MEXICO.


FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0915 MDT 10/19/10
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR THIS MORNING BECOMING PARTLY
                       CLOUDY LATE THIS MORNING. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS...SOME WITH THUNDER IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66-69.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 22-27 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........LIGHT MAINLY SOUTH WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH THIS
                       MORNING BECOMING SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS OR VIRGA SHOWERS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 11 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/110000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING THEN BECOMING
                       MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37-41.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 64-69 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                       BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 61-65.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 37-42 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTH 9 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP
                       TO 20 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                       NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST 24 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/168000 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...05

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REQUESTED BY...MARY ANN HAMILTON
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101019.GAPII.01/ABQ