FNUS75 KABQ 191340
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CROW CANYON...FARMINGTON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
739 AM MDT WED OCT 19 2011

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

DISCUSSION...MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES WILL BE IN PLACE OVER THE BURN AREA
TODAY. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM INTO THE MID TO UPPER 60S BY THE
AFTERNOON WHILE HUMIDITY FALLS TO NEAR 15 PERCENT. WINDS WILL REMAIN
LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN DIRECTION...AND THE LIGHT WINDS COMBINED WITH
LOW MIXING HEIGHTS WILL YIELD POOR VENTILATION CONDITIONS. ONLY FAIR
HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH BETTER VENTILATION
FORECASTED FOR THURSDAY.


FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MDT 10/19/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65-69.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 15-20 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........VARIABLE IN DIRECTION AT LESS THAN 7 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 6 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/30000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/8067 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/26178 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34-38.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 39-44 PERCENT.

FOR THURSDAY
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67-71.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 16-21 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       WEST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 13 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/104000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/21112 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/102005 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...52

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REQUESTED BY...DONNIE VAN KOMEN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111019.CROWC.01/ABQ