FNUS75 KABQ 091608
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PACHECO...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1008 AM MDT SAT JUL 9 2011

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

DISCUSSION...THE COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE
TODAY COMPARED WITH YESTERDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL TREND A DEGREE OR
TWO COOLER EACH DAY WHILE HUMIDITY VALUES TREND A FEW PERCENT HIGHER
AS WELL. RECOVERIES TONIGHT WILL BE GOOD HOWEVER THEY COULD BE MUCH
HIGHER DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH RAIN FALLS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE EVEN GREATER TOMORROW WITH MORE OF
A SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND EXPECTED...CARRYING STORMS OFF MOUNTAIN
PEAKS OVER THE BURN AREA.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1010 MDT 7/9/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS. PERIODS OF MOSTLY CLOUDY BY
                       LATE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72-75.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 22-26 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS LESS THAN 6 MPH THIS MORNING
                       INCREASING TO 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......14000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 13 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/182000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/119496 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/165453 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS. PERIODS OF MOSTLY CLOUDY IN
                       THE EARLY EVENING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51-55.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 58-62 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                       BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 6 MPH.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR SUNDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                       LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF MOSTLY
                       CLOUDY BY LATE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......60 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70-74.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 26-32 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 6 MPH BECOMING
                       SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11300 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 9 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/101700 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/61375 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/70684 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...JOHN VAN COLLIE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110709.PACHE.01/ABQ