FNUS75 KABQ 021926
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SANTA FE WATERSHED...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
126 PM MDT TUE OCT 2 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
VENTILATION STILL LOOKING GOOD FOR THE AFTERNOON WITH A
WEST/NORTHWEST COMPONENT TO THE WIND FLOW. AS THE SUN GOES DOWN THE
CANYON WINDS SHOULD SHOW DRAINAGE DIRECTIONS BUT THE FLOW ALOFT
WILL REMAIN NORTHWESTERLY. MIXING WILL INCREASE ON WEDNESDAY AS
HIGH TEMPERATURES AVERAGE AROUND 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL DURING THE
AFTERNOON. DRIER AIR MOVING IN FROM THE WEST WILL MIX DOWN AS A
RESULT AND LOWER HUMIDITY VALUES INTO THE TEENS FOR A FEW HOURS.
THIS WILL BE COMBINED WITH A STRONGER WIND FLOW...ESPECIALLY AT THE
CANOPY AND ABOVE THE CANOPY LEVEL.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1325 MDT 10/2/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66-69.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 20-23 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS
                       BETWEEN 18 TO 24 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 13 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/105837 KNOT-FT AT 1600 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/33659 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/105837 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40-45.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 36-41 PERCENT MIDSLOPE AND 50 TO 55
                       PERCENT CANYON BOTTOM.
   20 FOOT WIND........WESTERLY WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH THROUGH 1830
                       THEN BECOMING EAST/SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/78000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/2500 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69-73.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 14-19 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH INCREASING TO 11
                       TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 31
                       MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 20 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/197309 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/99779 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/193975 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...50

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REQUESTED BY...JON BOE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121002.SANTA.02/ABQ