FNUS75 KABQ 201650
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MESA CAMINO...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1050 AM MDT THU SEP 20 2012

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

DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL RIDGE CENTERED OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL
MAINTAIN WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS OVER THE BURN SITE. NORTHWEST FLOW
ALOFT WILL MIX TO THE SURFACE SUPPORTING SOME AFTERNOON BREEZINESS.
AFTERNOON RH WILL BE BELOW 15 PERCENT AND OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERIES
SHOULD BE IN THE LOW RANGE OF FAIR OR POSSIBLY EVEN POOR.  A LITTLE
WARMER ON FRIDAY WITH DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUING.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT 9/20/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY WITH SOME HIGH CLOUDS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73-77.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 8-13 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS BECOMING 7 TO 9 MPH LATER
                       THIS MORNING THEN INCREASING TO
                       NORTHWEST 9 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       SOME GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 14 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/154157 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/85241 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/150948 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34-38.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 37-42 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING
                       BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH
                       AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/114000 KNOT-FT EARLY-EVENING THEN
                       BECOMING POOR/2000 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75-79.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 9-14 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST 6 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/69244 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/25916 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/69244 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...MESA CAMINO RX
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120920.MESAC.01/ABQ