FNUS75 KABQ 081450
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SANTA FE WATERSHED RX...USDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
750 AM MST TUE FEB 8 2011

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

DISCUSSION...THE MAIN FACTOR TODAY WILL BE A SHARP WIND SHIFT TO THE
SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST BETWEEN 11 AM AND NOON. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL
MOVE INTO THE AREA WITH THIS WIND SHIFT ALONG WITH THE CHANCE FOR
ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL. ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL END BY MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT. CLEARING SKIES WILL DEVELOP BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0730 MST 2/8/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING...THEN SNOW IN
                       THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......80 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 28-31.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 65-70 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED WINDS LESS THAN 6 MPH
                       BECOMING SOUTH SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 MPH AFTER
                       11 AM.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 15 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/45000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/5000 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/15000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLOUDY. AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW IN THE
                       EVENING. SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE
                       OF SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......90 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 2-6.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 90-95 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE
                       EVENING BECOME TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 6
                       MPH AROUND MIDNIGHT.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
                       SHOWERS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 16-20.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 55-60 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST 5 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/10000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/1000 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/8000 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...GUYER

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REQUESTED BY...JON BOE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110208.SANTA.01/ABQ