FNUS75 KABQ 031322
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SFWS RX...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
722 AM MDT WED OCT 3 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND WILL BE ON THE INCREASE TODAY AS THE FLOW
NEAR MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL STRENGTHENS AND A SURFACE LEE TROUGH
DEVELOPS OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO AND COLORADO. WINDS
SHOULD BEGIN TO INCREASE DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS...PEAK
AROUND MID-AFTERNOON AND DIMINISH AFTER ABOUT 1800 HOURS.
THE MODERATE WIND NEAR MOUNTAIN TOP LEVEL WILL TRANSITION TO MORE
WEST/SOUTHWEST ON THURSDAY...RESULTING IN A SOUTHWEST SURFACE AND
20-FT WIND. A SHALLOW BACK DOOR COLD FRONT PUSH THROUGH GLORIETA
PASS BRIEFLY THURSDAY EVENING BUT IT IS NOT EXPECTED TO HAVE MUCH
IMPACT ON THE BURN AREA IN TERMS OF DECREASING TEMPERATURES OR
RAISING RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS MORE THAT A FEW DEGREES/PERCENT
THURSDAY NIGHT. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR FRIDAY...WITH
BREEZY WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS SURFACING DURING THE LATE MORNING AND
CONTINUING INTO THE EARLY EVENING.


FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MDT 10/3/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70-74.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 18-22 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH WITH GUSTS
                       TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 14 MPH WITH
                       GUSTS TO 20 MPH AROUND MID AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 22 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/218815 KNOT-FT AT 1600 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/91304 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/218815 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43-46.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 37-42 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH DECREASING TO 3 TO
                       6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/170000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING
                       BECOMING POOR/3000 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68-72.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 16-20 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 8
                       TO 12 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 20
                       MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 26 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/335911 KNOT-FT AT 1600 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/87437 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/335911 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...33

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REQUESTED BY...TERRANCE GALLEGOS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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