FNUS75 KABQ 071545
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SANTA FE WATERSHED RX...USDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
845 AM MST MON FEB 7 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL RETURN TO THE REGION BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT SWEEP THROUGH
THE STATE. PRIOR TO THIS...PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES SHOULD DEVELOP TODAY
WITH STRONGER WINDS BY AFTERNOON WHICH MAY LINGER TO A LESSER EXTENT
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. TEMPERATURES SHOULD TOP OUT AROUND THE
FREEZING MARK WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WHEN COMPARED
TO SUNDAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO A SOUTHERLY COMPONENT ON TUESDAY WITH
PRECIPITATION BREAKING OUT BY LATE MORNING OR AFTERNOON. MODERATE TO
OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL BE THE PRIMARY MODE...WITH SEVERAL
INCHES LIKELY BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO
INCREASE TUESDAY/WEDNESDAY WITH POOR VENTILATION THROUGH THE PERIOD.
DPORTER

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0740 MST 2/7/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 29-33.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 45-50 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 6 MPH BECOMING
                       NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON
                       WITH GUSTS UP TO 21 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......1500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 12 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/18000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/5000 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/18000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
                       AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 13-17.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 87-92 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH/NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS
                       UP TO 21 MPH THROUGH EVENING...BECOMING 5 TO
                       10 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SNOW LIKELY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......70 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 27-31.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 57-62 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
                       GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH 8 TO 12
                       MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 12 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/30000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/1500 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/27500 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

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...46

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REQUESTED BY...JON BOE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110207.SANTA.01/ABQ