FNUS75 KABQ 171516
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR TIMBER LAKE NORTH RX...JICARILLA AGENCY BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
916 AM MDT MON OCT 17 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
CENTRAL ROCKIES DISTURBANCE CURRENTLY MOVING OVER COLORADO. THIS
DISTURBANCE HAS A COLD FRONT ATTACHED TO IT AND WILL FINISH ITS
SWEEP ACROSS THE FIRE AREA BY EARLY AFTERNOON. STRONGER WINDS WILL
BE A RESULT. COOL OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES WITH GOOD RECOVERIES
TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY LOW SPOTS. LESS WIND AND MORE VARIABLE
WIND FOR TUESDAY. AS A RESULT...VENTILATION WILL LOWER ON
TUESDAY.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT 10/17/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65-69.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 20-25 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH INCREASING
                       TO NORTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH BY LATE MORNING
                       TO EARLY AFTERNOON.  GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 31 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/294500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/160719 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/204000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLEAR.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 26-30.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 69-74 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING
                       BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 6 MPH.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62-66.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 20-25 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 6 MPH BECOMING
                       WEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 9 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/76500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/26395 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/70341 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...CARL ROMNES
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111017.TIMBE.01/ABQ