FNUS75 KABQ 291536
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHAPPAREL RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
936 AM MDT MON OCT 29 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
DECREASING NORTHWEST WINDS ALOFT AS UPPER RIDGE BUILDS TO OUR WEST THEN
BECOMES CENTERED OVER NEW MEXICO BY WEDNESDAY. DRY AND A LITTLE WARMER
EACH DAY WITH DAYTIME TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. LIGHT AND MOSTLY TERRAIN
DRIVEN WINDS MAY EVENTUALLY LEAD TO POOR VENTILATION BY MIDWEEK. ONLY FAIR
TO POOR OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERIES WITH INVERSIONS DEVELOPING.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT 10/29/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57-61.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 14-20 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED 5 TO 10 MPH THIS MORNING
                       BECOMING NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 18 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/149600 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/50901 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/144000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35-40.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 35-40 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH EARLY EVENING
                       THEN BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED 5 TO 10 MPH.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/82500 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/3500 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58-62.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 14-18 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING
                       BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 13 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/87944 KNOT-FT AT 1600 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/15378 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/87944 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.

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REQUESTED BY...DAVID ISACKSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121029.CHAPP.01/ABQ