FNUS75 KABQ 181427
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR TIMBER LAKE...JICARILLA AGENCY BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
827 AM MDT THU OCT 18 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
STRONG MID LEVEL DRY SLOT PUSHED IN YESTERDAY AND HAS LOWERED
HUMIDITY READINGS QUITE EXTENSIVELY ACROSS THE STATE. THUS EXPECT
ANOTHER ROUND OF LOWER HUMIDITY THIS AFTERNOON ALTHOUGH PROBABLY
NOT AS LOW AS THE 8 PERCENT OBSERVED AT THE JICARILLA PORTABLE
SITE AND MANY OTHER LOCATIONS YESTERDAY. THE WIND FLOW ALOFT WILL
ALSO BE A TAD LIGHTER BUT STILL EXPECT SOME BREEZES AT THE CANOPY
LEVEL. THE MID LEVEL DRY INTRUSION WILL STAY AROUND TONIGHT AND
LAST INTO FRIDAY ALTHOUGH IT WILL WEAKEN SOME. THUS LOOK FOR A
GRADUAL TREND UP IN HUMIDITY READINGS. LOW CANYON AREAS WILL SEE
COOL TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WHILE THE MIDSLOPE WILL OBSERVE A FAIRLY
STOUT INVERSION...ONCE AGAIN. A LITTLE LESS WIND FOR FRIDAY AS
COMPARED TO TODAY.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0825 MDT 10/18/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 61-63.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 11-12 PERCENT PORTABLE RAWS AND
                       19-20 PERCENT TIMBER.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING
                       WEST 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS TO 25 MPH AT TIMES.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLEAR.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 25-28.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 30-35 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH QUICKLY BECOMING
                       DRAINAGE WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 63-65.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 12-13 PERCENT PORTABLE RAWS AND
                       20-21 PERCENT TIMBER.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING
                       TO THE WEST 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS TO 20 MPH AT TIMES.

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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