FNUS75 KABQ 261534
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GUACAMILLA...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
934 AM MDT WED SEP 26 2012

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

DISCUSSION...ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL TAKE SHAPE
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH TEMPERATURES RUNNING FAIRLY
CLOSE TO YESTERDAY/S READINGS. MINIMUM HUMIDITY WILL FALL TO NEAR
35 PERCENT...AND BREEZES WILL GRADUALLY PICK UP FROM THE
SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 8 TO 11 MPH...LEADING TO EXCELLENT VENTILATION.
SIMILAR CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ON THURSDAY.


FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MDT 9/26/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60-64.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 33-38 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH BECOMING
                       SOUTHWEST 8 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 14 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/175000 KNOT-FT AT 1500 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/87388 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/175000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT
                       CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37-41.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 74-79 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE EARLY
                       EVENING...BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS
                       THAN 6 MPH BY 2100 LOCAL. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       EVENING.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/120000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING
                       BECOMING POOR/28000 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS...SOME WITH THUNDER IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64-68.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 32-37 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.......12000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 8 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/96000 KNOT-FT AT 1500 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/34222 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/96000 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...52

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REQUESTED BY...BRIAN MCCOY
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120926.GUACA.01/ABQ