FNUS75 KABQ 201247
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SANTA FE WATERSHED RX...USFS/SANTA FE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
647 AM MDT THU OCT 20 2011

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

DISCUSSION...CLEAR SKIES AND DRY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE
BURN AREA TODAY. SOME STRONGER BREEZES ALOFT WILL BE MOVING IN...AND
THIS SHOULD HELP VENTILATION TOWARD THE NOON HOUR. WINDS AT 20 FOOT
LEVEL WILL TURN NORTHWESTERLY AS THE MORNING WEARS ON WITH PEAK
SPEEDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 1000 AND 1500 LOCAL WHERE OCCASIONAL GUSTS
TO 20 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO NEAR 20 PERCENT BY
LATE AFTERNOON AND TEMPERATURES WILL REACH THE LOWER 60S.


FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT 10/20/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60-64.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 18-23 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........LIGHT AND VARIABLE...TURNING NORTHWESTERLY
                       BY 1000 LOCAL WITH SPEEDS AT 8 TO 12 MPH AND
                       OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 21 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/136500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/69047 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/97500 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38-42.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 32-37 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FOR FRIDAY
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60-64.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 18-23 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO
                       NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 13 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/84500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/39259 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/84500 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...TERRANCE GALLEGOS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111020.SANTA.01/ABQ