FNUS75 KABQ 241437
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CRUTCH...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
837 AM MDT MON SEP 24 2012

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

DISCUSSION...NORTHERN NEW MEXICO WILL BE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF A
SLOW MOVING UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WHICH WILL TRACK THROUGH
UTAH AND INTO COLORADO TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY. MOST OF THE MORE
SIGNIFICANT MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SYSTEM LOOKS TO
REMAIN TO OUR NORTH...BUT ENOUGH MID LEVEL MOISTURE WILL BE
AVAILABLE TO SPARK ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STORMS
OVER THE REGION. MUCH OF THIS ACTIVITY MAY BE MORE DRY THAN WET
AND GUSTY VARIABLE WINDS COULD BE MORE LIKELY. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES
SHOULD COOL A FEW DEGREES EACH DAY...AND WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS REMAINING
ABOVE AVERAGE...RH RECOVERIES WILL BE FAIR TO POOR TONIGHT.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0910 MDT 9/24/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY
                       CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65-69.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 21-26 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 10
                       TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 15 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/168015 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/133358 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/126000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40-44.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 40-45 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                       7 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/84000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       FAIR/59078 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60-64.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 25-30 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 12
                       TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 15 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/145104 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/116125 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/119000 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.

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