FNUS75 KABQ 141450
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR A3-S  SAPELLO RX...NM STATE FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
750 AM MST TUE DEC 14 2010

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

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

DISCUSSION...
HIGH CLOUDS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA AS INCREASING WESTERLY FLOW
ALOFT DEVELOPS.  WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND TERRAIN-DRIVEN THROUGH
THIS MORNING...BUT WILL BECOME WEST-NORTHWEST BY THIS AFTERNOON.
DOWNSLOPE CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN PERIODIC GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
STRONGER WINDS EXPECTED TOMORROW...WITH RED FLAG CONDITIONS
LIKELY.


FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST 12/14/10
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 63-67.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 9-14 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO
                       18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 34 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/136000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 31-35.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 22-27 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59-63.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 16-21 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 21 TO 31 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 41 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/123000 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...01

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REQUESTED BY...BOB LINEBACK
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101214.A3SSA.01/ABQ