FNUS75 KABQ 171550
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR PETACA  LAS TABLAS RX...CARSON NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
950 AM MDT MON OCT 17 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
PACIFIC COLD FRONT ATTACHED TO A ROCKIES DISTURBANCE WILL PUSH INTO
THE FIRE AREA THIS MORNING AND CREATING GUSTIER WINDS FOR A PERIOD
DURING THE LATE MORNING TO MID AFTERNOON. COOL TEMPERATURES
TONIGHT WILL COMBINE WITH MODERATE TO GOOD RECOVERIES. LESS
VENTILATION FOR TUESDAY ALTHOUGH THERE APPEARS TO BE ENOUGH WINDS
ALOFT TO GET THE GOOD CATEGORY DURING A PORTION OF THE AFTERNOON
ALTHOUGH WINDS AT THE SURFACE WILL TEND TO BE MORE LIGHT AND
VARIABLE.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT 10/17/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58-62.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 22-27 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........LIGHTER AND VARIABLE WINDS QUICKLY
                       BECOMING NORTHWEST WITH INCREASING
                       WINDS INITIALLY 5 TO 10 MPH BUT
                       BECOMING 12 TO 16 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 31 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/325500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/246894 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/199500 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 30-34.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 47-52 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH DECREASING TO 4 TO 7
                       MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 53-57.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 27-32 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 6 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH 12 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/114000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/45059 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/90000 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...ANTHONY MARTINEZ
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111017.PETAC.01/ABQ