FNUS75 KABQ 201716
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR TUSSOCK MOTH RX...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1116 AM MDT WED OCT 20 2010

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

DISCUSSION...A SLOW MOVING LOW ALOFT CENTERED OVER THE NORTHERN BAJA
TODAY WILL DRIFT INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA THURSDAY...ALLOWING
MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY TO INCREASE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
STARTING THIS AFTERNOON. INCREASED CLOUD COVER AND THE THREAT FOR
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL RESULT IN MUCH COOLER DAYTIME
TEMPERATURES THURSDAY.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1130 MDT 10/20/10
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......INCREASING CLOUDS. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60-64.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 35-40 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO 7 TO
                       10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 13 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/117000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY OVERNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......60 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40-44.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 80-86 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH DIMINISHING TO 4
                       TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                       LIKELY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......70 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 54-58.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 60-65 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 7 MPH BECOMING
                       SOUTH 7 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......EAST 6 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....POOR/24000 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...07

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REQUESTED BY...JON BOE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101020.TUSSO.01/ABQ