FNUS75 KABQ 062238
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR 109 FIRE...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
438 PM MDT WED APR 6 2011

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

DISCUSSION...CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE THICKENING THIS EVENING AS RAIN
SHOWERS APPROACH FROM THE SOUTHWEST. THE CHANCE FOR WETTING RAINFALL
IS HIGHER TONIGHT THAN IT HAS BEEN IN QUITE SOMETIME. HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES ARE STRONGLY DEPENDENT ON WHETHER PRECIPITATION FALLS AT
THE SITE...HOWEVER THE CURRENT FORECAST SUGGESTS AT LEAST FAIR
RECOVERIES. CLOUDS WILL CLEAR TOMORROW MORNING AND WINDS WILL BEGIN
INCREASING BY THE AFTERNOON.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1500 MDT 4/6/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74-76.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 18-24 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                       10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH THROUGH
                       6 PM.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 28 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/308000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/123115 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/297000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                       SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF
                       RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41-45.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 50-55 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH BECOMING SOUTH
                       5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. ERRATIC AND GUSTY
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR RAIN SHOWERS.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING. BECOMING PARTLY
                       CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 63-67.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 21-26 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING
                       BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE
                       AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 29 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/333500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/158685 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/295564 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...42

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REQUESTED BY...109 IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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