FNUS75 KABQ 221525
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GUACAMILLA...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
925 AM MDT SAT SEP 22 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
VERY DRY CONDITIONS WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST
THROUGH THE WEEKEND...ALTHOUGH A SLIGHT MOISTURE INCREASE IN THE MID
LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL ALLOW FOR A FEW VIRGA SHOWERS AND DRY
THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY AFTERNOON.  FAIR OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES
ARE EXPECTED WITH POOR VENTILATION DURING THE EARLY TO MID MORNING
HOURS.


FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MDT 9/22/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                       MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75-78.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 14-18 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH BECOMING
                       SOUTH 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......13500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 8 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/113400 KNOT-FT AT 1600 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/32153 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/113400 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43-47.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 43-48 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/92000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/5000 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR SUNDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY
                       WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS
                       IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74-78.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 15-19 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH BECOMING
                       SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......15000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 12 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/184370 KNOT-FT AT 1600 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/52574 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/184370 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...3-315
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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