FNUS75 KABQ 171618
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAGUNA ORTIZ RX...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1018 AM MDT MON OCT 17 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
ROCKIES DISTURBANCE CURRENTLY MOVING OVER THE AREA. THE INITIAL
PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND THE
BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE FIRE AREA THIS EVENING
CREATING A NORTHEAST WIND SHIFT. GUSTY WINDS WILL BE OBSERVED
TODAY BUT LIGHTEN UP QUITE A BIT ON TUESDAY. COOL TEMPERATURES
TONIGHT WITH GOOD TO EXCELLENT RECOVERIES.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1035 MDT 10/17/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65-67.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 17-19 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO
                       18 TO 26 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO
                       38 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 37 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/370000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/208099 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/297000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY
                       AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 30-34.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 77-82 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHEAST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH BECOMING EAST 7
                       TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 54-58.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 30-35 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 8 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/60000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/21000 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/63407 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...E-502
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111017.LAGUN.01/ABQ