FNUS75 KABQ 231527
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GUACAMILLA...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
927 AM MDT SUN SEP 23 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
IMPORT OF ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN CLOUDS AND INCREASING
CHANCES FOR SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS GOING INTO MONDAY...ALTHOUGH
WETTING RAINS WILL BE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN. ADDITIONAL CLOUDS TODAY
WILL HELP TO TEMPER HIGH TEMPERATURES...WITH A DOWNTREND ON MONDAY.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL TREND UP SLIGHTLY AND WINDS WILL
BE MORE NOTICEABLE AS A STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST
ON MONDAY.


FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0920 MDT 9/23/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74-77.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 16-21 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......SOUTHWEST 12 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/180000 KNOT-FT AT 1500 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/62207 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/180000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 48-52.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 45-50 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH BEFORE MIDNIGHT
                       ...BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN
                       8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                       NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/132000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING
                       BECOMING FAIR/52049 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR MONDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68-72.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 23-27 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH BECOMING
                       WEST 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 12 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/147881 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/87467 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/111383 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...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120923.GUACA.01/ABQ