FNUS75 KABQ 171625
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHAPARRAL RX...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
925 AM MST WED NOV 17 2010

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

DISCUSSION...
SURFACE AND UPPER AIR WIND FLOW WILL BE MUCH LESS TODAY AS COMPARED
TO YESTERDAY. THUS...VENTILATION TAKES A HIT IN TERMS OF CATEGORY.
THE COLD FRONT PUSHED THROUGH OVERNIGHT AND AS A RESULT...WET BULB
AND DEWPOINT VALUES HAVE REDUCED SIGNIFICANTLY. THIS SETS THE STAGE
FOR LOWER HUMIDITY TODAY. THAT TREND WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY.
WINDS WILL REMAIN FAIRLY LIGHT ON THURSDAY AS THE UPPER FLOW
TURNS MORE ZONAL OR FROM WEST TO EAST. THUS VENTILATION APPEARS TO
BE PRETTY MARGINAL ONCE AGAIN.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0920 MST 11/17/10
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 39-43.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 28-33 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........GENERAL TERRAIN WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH BUT CANT
                       RULE OUT SOME WEST OR NORTHWEST WINDS
                       COMING OVER THE RIDGES BETWEEN 4 TO 7 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH 8 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....POOR/36000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 16-20.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 55-60 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WINDS BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 1 TO
                       3 MPH.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 47-51.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 18-23 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........GENERAL TERRAIN WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH BUT EXPECT
                       SOME WEST WIND INFLUENCE PERIODICALLY DURING
                       THE AFTERNOON ESPECIALLY AFFECTING EXPOSED
                       RIDGES 5 TO 7 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 10 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....POOR/30000 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...MATT GARCIA
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101117.CHAPA.01/ABQ