FNUS75 KABQ 041654
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR TAYLOR...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1054 AM MDT THU AUG 4 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
FAIRLY WIDESPREAD CONVECTION AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
THEN LESS COVERAGE FRIDAY WITH WARMER TEMPERATURES AND LOWER RELATIVE
HUMDITIES. EXCELLENT RH RECOVERIES TONIGHT.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1133 MDT 8/4/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 78-82.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 40-45 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......EAST 5 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/35000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/15000 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/26000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT
                       CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                       MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 54-58.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 80-85 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                       BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 6 MPH.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 82-86.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 26-31 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 6 MPH BECOMING
                       WEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 6 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/66000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/29110 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/63130 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...40

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REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110804.TAYLO.01/ABQ