FNUS75 KABQ 141710
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHAPARRAL RX...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1110 AM MDT FRI OCT 14 2011

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

DISCUSSION...BUILDING OF THE UPPER LEVEL HIGH OVER THE STATE WILL
CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND LEADING TO CONTINUED WARMING AND DRY
CONDITIONS AT BURN LOCATION. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY ABOVE
NORMAL WITH SKY CONDITIONS REMAINING MOSTLY SUNNY AND CLEAR TODAY.
OVERNIGHT SOME HIGH CLOUDS WILL MAKE THERE WAY OVER BURN LOCATION.
OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERIES WILL BE FAIR. ARE EXPECTING AFTERNOON
HEATING AND MODERATE MIXING TODAY TO IMPROVE VENTILATION CONDITIONS
COMPARED TO YESTERDAY. HOWEVER...SHOULD MIXING NOT BE AS STRONG AS
PREDICTED VENTILATION RATES WILL NOT BE AS HIGH.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT 10/14/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65-69.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 13-18 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS CALM THIS MORNING UNDER 6 MPH
                       INCREASING TO 7 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 17 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/127500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/61378 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/120000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38-42.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 44-50 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED UNDER 6 MPH.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68-72.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 14-19 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       WEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 7 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/70000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/24827 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/61480 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...21

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REQUESTED BY...LOWELL GASMANN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111014.CHAPA.01/ABQ