FNUS75 KABQ 251438
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SANTA BARBARA...CARSON NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
838 AM MDT TUE OCT 25 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
CLOUD COVER REMAINING OVERHEAD THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ISOLATED SHOWERS
DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON WEST OF THE BURN WILL MOVE EAST
ACROSS THE BURN THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. APPROACHING DEEP COLD
FRONT FROM THE NORTH WILL INCREASE WEST WIND SPEEDS THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. TUESDAY NIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN NEARLY STEADY
THROUGH THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY WITH RAIN BECOMING STEADIER AS
COLDER AIR MOVES IN FROM THE NORTH.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT 10/25/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS...SOME
                       WITH THUNDER IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 48-50.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 45-48 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 23 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/149500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/110667 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/132000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS WITH
                       A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       EVENING...SCATTERED SHOWERS CONTINUING
                       AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36-38.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 73-76 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       EVENING.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......60 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 40-42.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 64-67 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 25 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/137500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/110136 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/137500 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...25

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REQUESTED BY...DENNIS CARREL
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111025.SANTA.01/ABQ