FNUS75 KABQ 271022
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SW BANCO BONITO RX BURN...VALLES CALDERA NATIONAL PRESERVE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
422 AM MDT THU SEP 27 2012

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

DISCUSSION...WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE VERY SIMILAR TO WEDNESDAY.
MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL INTO THE 20S AGAIN WITH SOME LIGHT
TO MODERATE AFTERNOON BREEZES AND VERY GOOD VENTILATION. OVERNIGHT
TEMPERATURES WILL COOL QUICKLY INTO THE 40S AND RECOVERIES WILL BE
VERY GOOD. FRIDAY WILL BE ANOTHER NEAR REPEAT OF TODAY WITH PERHAPS
A SLIGHTLY BETTER CHANCE FOR RAINFALL AND HIGHER MINIMUM HUMIDITY
VALUES.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MDT 9/27/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67-71.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 24-29 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH BECOMING
                       SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH
                       GUSTS UP TO 14 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 11 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/118919 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/103984 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/96000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. PERIODS OF MOSTLY
                       CLOUDY IN THE EVENING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39-43.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 82-87 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                       BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/66000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/32500 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. PERIODS OF
                       MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65-69.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 28-33 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH BECOMING
                       SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 8 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/57753 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/31960 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING FAIR/54000 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...42

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REQUESTED BY...DAN OSTMANN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120926.SWBAN.02/ABQ