FNUS75 KABQ 121429
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SANTA FE WATERSHED...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
729 AM MST MON DEC 12 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING WETTING PRECIPITATION TO THE
AREA BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
A LITTLE RAIN MAY MIX WITH SNOW AT TIMES DURING THE DAY...BUT
SHOULD CHANGE TO ALL SNOW DURING THE OVERNIGHT PERIODS.
VENTILATION WILL BE POOR THROUGH TUESDAY...THEN WILL INCREASE
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON IN THE WAKE OF THE STORM SYSTEM. OTHERWISE...
NEAR NORMAL HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED...WITH ABOVE NORMAL
MINIMUM TEMPERATURES DUE TO CLOUD COVER.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0730 MST 12/12/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
                       IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
                       IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 37-41.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 59-64 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 7 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 11 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/22000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/10970 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/4500 KNOT-FT BY MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SNOW SHOWERS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......80 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 23-27.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 95-100 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN A MIX
                       OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......80 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 37-41.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 77-82 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 13 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/32500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/12000 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/26846 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...34

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REQUESTED BY...JON BOE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111212.SANTA.02/ABQ