FNUS75 KABQ 281357
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR LOS POSOS RX...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
757 AM MDT WED SEP 28 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION TODAY
PROVIDING AMPLE SUBSIDENCE AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES.
AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES WILL MIX DOWN INTO THE TEENS TO LOWER 20S.
RECOVERIES WILL BE GOOD TO EXCELLENT OVERNIGHT. A STRONGER
BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE REGION LATER THURSDAY
PROVIDING INCREASING MOISTURE AND COOLER TEMPERATURES. SCATTERED
SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE WILL ALSO INCREASE OVER THE BURN
SITE BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0815 MDT 9/28/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72-76.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 20-25 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH BECOMING
                       NORTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH 6 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/72000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/48020 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/62469 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39-43.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 67-72 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       EAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68-72.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 28-33 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........EAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST 14 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/182000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/42389 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/92756 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...17

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REQUESTED BY...634 MIKE BITTNER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110928.LOSPO.01/ABQ