FNUS75 KABQ 191617
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHAPARRAL RX...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1017 AM MDT WED OCT 19 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
A CONTINUED DRY NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA FOR THE
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WITH WINDS GENERALLY LIGHT WEST-SOUTHWEST TODAY AND
BECOMING BREEZY OUT OF THE NORTHWEST STARTING TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES
WILL BE SLOWLY WARMING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH HIGHS GENERALLY
IN THE MID TO UPPER 50S. THE DRY NORTHWEST FLOW HOWEVER WILL CONTINUE
TO DRY OUT THE LOW LEVELS WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING
INTO THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S. LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED GOING
INTO THE WEEKEND WITH NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH EXPECTED TO CONTINUE.



FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MDT 10/19/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 54-58.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 17-21 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH BECOMING
                       WEST-SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......4200 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 10 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/42000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/9990 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING FAIR/40000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38-42.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 34-39 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 4 TO 9 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST
                       6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56-60.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 19-24 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 13
                       TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......7400 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH 9 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/66600 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/2818 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/65000 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...05

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REQUESTED BY...LEONARD SANDOVAL
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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