FNUS75 KABQ 201530
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR VANDERWAGON RX...ZUNI BIA FIRE MANAGEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
930 AM MDT TUE SEP 20 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
PRETTY BENIGN WEATHER PATTERN DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. A
BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WILL MAINLY IMPACT THE EASTERN HALF OF NEW
MEXICO DURING THIS PERIOD BUT SOME SOUTHEAST WIND INFLUENCE SHOULD
AFFECT THE FIRE AREA TONIGHT. MEAN WESTERLY FLOW EXPECTED DURING
THE AFTERNOONS. SIGNIFICANT TRENDS IN HUMIDITIES NOT EXPECTED.
PRETTY GOOD RECOVERY TONIGHT.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MDT 9/20/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                       CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74-78.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 23-26 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 6 MPH BECOMING
                       WEST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL
                       GUSTS IN THE LOW/MID TEENS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......13500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 10 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/135000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/39926 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/131667 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44-46.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 65-70 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH BECOMING
                       TERRAIN DOMINATE LESS THAN 5 MPH BY 2000
                       THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH
                       BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73-77.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 22-25 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       WEST 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......14000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 10 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/140000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/53288 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/144183 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...50

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REQUESTED BY...FREDERICK TOSHEWANA
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110920.VANDE.01/ABQ