FNUS75 KABQ 181656
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR FISHER RX...USFS/MAGDALENA DIST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1056 AM MDT THU OCT 18 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
STRONG INVERSION OVERNIGHT WILL EVENTUALLY GIVE WAY BY EARLY
AFTERNOON. WINDS WONT BE QUITE AS GUSTY AS OBSERVED YESTERDAY.
ALTHOUGH EXPECT A FEW BREEZES IN THE CANOPY. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL
REMAIN ON THE DRIER SIDE AS A MID LEVEL DRY INTRUSION SETTLES IN
OVER THE AREA. POOR RECOVERIES EXPECTED ALONG THE MID SLOPES ONCE
AGAIN TONIGHT. A LITTLE LESS WIND ON FRIDAY.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT 10/18/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67-71.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 12-16 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOME TERRAIN DRIVEN FLOWS BUT MOST LIKELY
                       NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS POSSIBLE
                       UP TO 22 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 16 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/97564 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/41784 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/91000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37-41 MIDSLOPE.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 30-35 PERCENT MIDSLOPE.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH DECREASING TO 4
                       TO 6 MPH BY 2100.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/60000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/0 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69-73.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 13-17 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 7 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/42065 KNOT-FT AT 1600 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/15059 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING FAIR/42065 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...FEMO  MGILLIO
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121018.FISHE.01/ABQ