FNUS75 KABQ 301500
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CHAPPAREL RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
900 AM MDT TUE OCT 30 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN WARM AND DRY THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
VERY LITTLE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED. MIDSLOPE
LOCATIONS WILL SEE POORER RECOVERIES. THE WIND FLOW ALOFT WILL ALSO
WEAKEN DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. THUS THE NORTHWEST WIND WILL BE
LESS DOMINANT TODAY AND EVEN MORE SO ON WEDNESDAY. VENTILATION WILL
ALSO TREND LOWER AS A RESULT. THE LOW LEVEL INVERSION CREATED
OVERNIGHT SHOULD BREAK BY LATE MORNING WHILE THE FAIR CATEGORY
SHOULD BE REACHED EARLY AFTERNOON.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT 10/30/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59-60 9000 FEET AND 69-70 8000 FEET.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 14-15 PERCENT 8000 FEET AND 19-20
                       PERCENT 9000 FEET.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH DURING THE MORNING
                       TRANSITIONING TO NORTHWEST 6 TO 8 MPH WITH
                       OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 16 MPH DURING THE
                       AFTERNOON. THE HIGHER RIDGES WILL EXPERIENCE
                       NORTHWEST WINDS EARLIER. SHELTERED AREAS
                       WILL REMAIN TERRAIN DRIVEN.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 12 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/79259 KNOT-FT AT 1600 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/17811 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/79259 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 29-30 CANYON BOTTOMS AND 35-37 MIDSLOPE.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 40-45 PERCENT CANYON BOTTOMS AND
                       35-38 PERCENT MIDSLOPE.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH EARLY EVENING
                       THEN BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 2 TO 5 MPH.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/60000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/3000 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59-70 DEPENDING ON ELEVATION.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 14-19 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........GENERALLY TERRAIN DRIVEN WITH SOME LIGHTER
                       NORTHWEST WINDS OVER THE HIGH RIDGES. SPEEDS
                       4 TO 6 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 14 MPH
                       WITHIN THE CANOPY.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 8 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/43867 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/17314 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING FAIR/43867 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...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121030.CHAPP.01/ABQ