FNUS75 KABQ 031611
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SFWS RX...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1011 AM MDT WED OCT 3 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
CONDITIONS LOOK TO BE A BIT BREEZIER THIS AFTERNOON WITH LOWERING
HUMIDITY. LOOK FOR SEVERAL HOURS OF TEEN HUMIDITIES TODAY. THIS IS
DUE TO ENHANCED MIXING HEIGHTS AND A MID LEVEL DRY INTRUSION THAT
WILL FLOW IN FROM THE WEST. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO BE AROUND
10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL WITH A HAINES 6 PREDICTED DURING THE PEAK
HEATING PERIOD. LOWER HUMIDITY RECOVERIES TONIGHT WITH WIND SPEEDS
RAPIDLY LOWERING BETWEEN 1800 TO 2000. SOME GUSTIER WEST TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER
HUMIDITY LEVELS.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1005 MDT 10/3/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A SMATTERING OF HIGHER
                       CIRRUS CLOUDS MOVING OVERHEAD.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70-74.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 10-14 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH INCREASING TO
                       NORTHWEST 12 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS BETWEEN 25 TO 29 MPH BETWEEN 1300 TO
                       1700.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 21 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......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41-45.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 31-36 PERCENT...LOCALLY HIGHER IN
                       THE CANYON BOTTOMS.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       NORTH/NORTHEAST THEN EASTERLY BETWEEN 1900
                       TO 2100 WITH SPEEDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP
                       TO 25 MPH EARLY EVENING.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/170000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING
                       BECOMING POOR/3000 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68-72.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 15-18 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10
                       TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AND BECOMING
                       WEST/SOUTHWEST. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......12000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 28 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...50

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