FNUS75 KABQ 211239
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SANTA FE WATERSHED...USFS/SANTA FE NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
639 AM MDT FRI OCT 21 2011

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

DISCUSSION...THE QUIET WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH
CLEAR SKIES...SLIGHTLY WARMER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES...AND DRY
CONDITIONS. AS TEMPERATURES REACH THE LOWER 60S THIS AFTERNOON...THE
MINIMUM HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO NEAR 20 PERCENT. WINDS WILL TURN
NORTHWESTERLY BY AFTERNOON WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SPEEDS.


FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MDT 10/21/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60-64.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 18-23 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........LIGHT AND VARIABLE...TURNING NORTHWESTERLY
                       AT 7 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 14 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/98000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/52844 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/78000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33-37.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 39-44 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING
                       TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 7 MPH BY 2200.

FOR SATURDAY
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60-64.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 19-24 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 7 MPH BECOMING
                       NORTHWEST 8 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 11 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/77000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/29600 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/71500 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 20111021.SANTA.01/ABQ