FNUS75 KABQ 171620
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR FISHER...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1020 AM MDT WED OCT 17 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY WITH A GENERAL NORTHWEST WIND FLOW.
HUMIDITY VALUES WILL ALSO BE IN THE TEENS FOR A FEW HOURS AS A
MID LEVEL DRY SLOT BEARS DOWN ON THE AREA. THE HEART OF THE MID
LEVEL DRY AIR INTRUSION WILL COME IN LATER TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY.
THUS LOWERING HUMIDITY THEN. WINDS ALOFT WILL LIGHTEN SOME ON
THURSDAY BUT STILL EXPECT A FEW NORTHWEST BREEZES BUT NOT AS
STRONG AS TODAY.

NOTE: WILL NEED WEATHER FEEDBACK FROM OCT 16TH. COULD HAVE REALLY
USED IT FOR THIS SPOT FORECAST.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1050 MDT 10/17/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73-77.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 13-17 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH/NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING
                       NORTHWESTERLY 11 TO 16 MPH. GUSTS TO 27 MPH
                       AT TIMES. STRONGEST WINDS DURING THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 26 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/139763 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/84501 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/128732 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 34-38.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 35-40 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/93500 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/0 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72-76.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 11-15 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH. GUSTS TO 23
                       MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 19 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/127500 KNOT-FT AT 1500 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/72563 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/127500 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...KEN WATKINS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121017.FISHE.01/ABQ