FNUS75 KABQ 021522
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR RIPARIAN RX...FAD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
822 AM MST THU DEC 2 2010

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

DISCUSSION...
A STABLE ATMOSPHERE WILL REMAIN ABOVE THE FIRE AREA THROUGH THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS MEANS LIGHTER SURFACE WINDS AND ENHANCED
DRAINAGE FLOWS DURING THE OVERNIGHT. DUE TO THE LACK OF MIXING
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE ARTIFICIALLY HIGHER.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0830 MST 12/2/10
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 45-49.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 35-38 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN WINDS INCLUDING DRAINAGE THROUGH AT
                       LEAST THE MID MORNING AND UPSLOPE/UPCANYON
                       BY THE EARLY AFTERNOON. LIGHT AND SOMEWHAT
                       VARIABLE WIND FLOW DURING THE AFTERNOON BUT
                       EXPECTING SOME UPSLOPE/UPCANYON. SPEEDS 4
                       TO 6 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......EAST 5 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....POOR/10000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SOME HIGHER CIRRUS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 19-23 CANYON BOTTOMS WITH WARMER
                       TEMPERATURES ALONG THE MIDSLOPES.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 81-86 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........EAST WINDS OR SOME SORT OF DRAINAGE
                       5 TO 8 MPH.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 48-52.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 31-34 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........DRAINAGE WINDS 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING
                       BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 5 MPH
                       DURING THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......EAST 5 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....POOR/12500 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...TDC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101202.RIPAR.01/ABQ