FNUS75 KABQ 211548
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GUACAMILLA...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
948 AM MDT FRI SEP 21 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE AND LIGHT WINDS ALOFT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT
WITH LESS THAN IDEAL MIXING AND SOME POTENTIAL SMOKE ISSUES
OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. IMPROVEMENT IS FORECAST SATURDAY
AFTERNOON WITH BETTER MIXING AND VENTILATION. VERY DRY CONDITIONS
WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH FAIR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES.


FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0955 MDT 9/21/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74-76.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 12-15 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 4 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/46193 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/14854 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING FAIR/46193 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43-47.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 50-55 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/42000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/1000 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY AFTERNOON
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74-76.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 12-16 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH...BECOMING
                       SOUTHWEST 8-10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......13500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 12 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/156100 KNOT-FT AT 1600 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/52711 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/156100 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...11

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REQUESTED BY...PAUL CURTIS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120921.GUACA.01/ABQ