FNUS75 KABQ 101914
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHAPARRAL RX...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1214 PM MST WED NOV 10 2010

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

DISCUSSION...
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW NORMAL THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
WINDS WILL BE ON THE LIGHTER SIDE TODAY BUT INCREASE ON THURSDAY
AS ANOTHER PACIFIC COLD FRONT NEARS THE FIRE AREA DURING THE
AFTERNOON. IT APPEARS THAT THE FRONT SHOULD MOVE THROUGH SOMETIME
DURING THE MID/LATE AFTERNOON HOURS ON THURSDAY AND PROVIDE A
WIND SHIFT. A BAND OF SNOW COULD ACCOMPANY THAT WIND SHIFT...SIMILAR
TO WHAT OCCURRED ON TUESDAY. HUMIDITY WILL RISE ON THURSDAY.
MODERATE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ALONG THE MIDSLOPE AREAS TONIGHT.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1220 MST 11/10/10
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 41-43.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 26-29 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH/SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 13 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/84500 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 21-25.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 49-55 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH/SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH THROUGH
                       THE EARLY EVENING THEN BECOMING TERRAIN
                       DOMINATED LESS THAN 5 MPH.

VETERANS DAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW
                       SHOWERS FAVORING THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 35-38.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 35-40 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING
                       WEST/SOUTHWEST MID/LATE MORNING 5 TO 7
                       MPH AND THEN BECOMING WEST/NORTHWEST 7 TO
                       12 MPH MID/LATE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 15 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/120000 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...RICHARD LOVATO
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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