FNUS75 KABQ 191531
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR LAGUNA ORTIZ RX...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
931 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 WEST TO SOUTHWEST. TEMPERATURES
WILL BE SLOWLY WARMING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH HIGHS GENERALLY
IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S. THE DRY NORTHWEST FLOW HOWEVER WILL CONTINUE
TO DRY OUT THE LOW LEVELS WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING
INTO THE MID TEENS. LITTLE CHANGE IS EXPECTED GOING INTO THE WEEKEND
EXCEPT FOR 20 FOOT WINDS BECOMING MORE NORTHWEST WITH THE PASSAGE
OF A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE.



FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MDT 10/19/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65-67.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 17-19 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO
                       WEST 9 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 17 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/68000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/23185 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/64000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36-40.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 53-57 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 5 TO 12 MPH.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66-68.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 15-18 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......7600 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 10 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/76000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/30000 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING BECOMING
                       GOOD/74000 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
.TAG 20111019.LAGUN.01/ABQ