FNUS75 KABQ 161424
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR TIMBER LAKE...JICARILLA AGENCY BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
824 AM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
A CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ROCKIES WAVE WILL APPROACH THE AREA TODAY AND
GRADUALLY INCREASE THE WIND FLOW ALOFT. THUS...LOOK FOR SLIGHTLY
MORE WIND AT THE RAWS SITE THAN WHAT OCCURRED YESTERDAY. PERHAPS
A BIT LESS AT THE FIRE AREA DUE TO THE NORTHEAST ASPECT. A MID
LEVEL DRY INTRUSION HAS OVERSPREAD THE STATE AND LOOK FOR SOME
OF THIS DRIER AIR TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE TODAY. THUS HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL TREND LOWER THAN YESTERDAY. THIS DRY INTRUSION WILL GET
SHUNTED A BIT SOUTH OVERNIGHT AS THE MAIN PORTION OF THE WAVE
PUSHES SOUTH AND EASTWARD. THE DRY SLOT ASSOCIATED WITH THE MAIN
WAVE PASSAGE WILL RAPIDLY PUSH IN ON WEDNESDAY AND CONTINUE THE
LOWER MINIMUM HUMIDITIES. WIND WILL ALSO GO ON THE INCREASE
AND BECOME NORTHWESTERLY. THE STRONGEST WIND GRADIENT ALOFT IS
EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT 10/16/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64 TIMBER AND 70 RAWS.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 12-14 PERCENT AT RAWS AND 22-24
                       PERCENT TIMBER NORTHEAST ASPECT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH BECOMING
                       WEST BY THE NOON HOUR 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS
                       BETWEEN 20 TO 25 MPH AT TIMES IN THE
                       CANOPIES AFTER 1400.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLEAR.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 29-33 CANYON BOTTOMS AND 39-41
                       MIDSLOPE.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 65-70 PERCENT CANYON BOTTOMS AND
                       55-60 PERCENT MIDSLOPE.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING
                       WEST/NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60 TIMBER AND 66 RAWS.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 11-13 PERCENT RAWS AND
                       19-21 TIMBER.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH BECOMING
                       NORTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS BETWEEN 25 TO 30 MPH.

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...CARL ROMNES
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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