FNUS75 KABQ 031510
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR LA CUEVA...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
910 AM MDT WED NOV 3 2010

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

DISCUSSION...
VENTILATION WILL BE BETTER TODAY THANKS TO HIGHER TRANSPORT WINDS
FROM A SECONDARY COOL PUSH FROM THE NORTH AND EAST. A CHILLIER
NIGHT IS EXPECTED AN LOOK FOR EXCELLENT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES...EVEN
AT THE MIDSLOPE LEVEL. VENTILATION WILL LOWER SOME ON THURSDAY
AND EXPECT FAIR RATES FOR JUST A FEW HOURS DURING THE PEAK
HEATING PERIOD. RESIDUAL HIGHER HUMIDITIES FROM THE COOL PUSH
SHOULD RESULT ON THURSDAY.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0915 MDT 11/3/10
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56-60.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 30-35 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........UPSLOPE WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH BECOMING
                       EAST/NORTHEAST BY LATE MORNING 6 TO 8 MPH.
                       WINDS BECOMING SOUTH/SOUTHEAST 7 TO 8 MPH
                       DURING THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH 10 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/80000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 26-29.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 77-81 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO
                       LIGHT DOWNSLOPE BY LATE EVENING.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SOME HIGH CIRRUS
                       CLOUDS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 53-57.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 34-39 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH DURING THE
                       MORNING BECOMING A COMBINATION OF
                       UPSLOPE AND BATTLING WEST/SOUTHWEST
                       WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON 5 TO 7 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 10 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....FAIR/45000 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...LEONARD SANDOVAL
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101103.LACUE.01/ABQ