FNUS75 KABQ 271604
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SE BARBERO RX...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
904 AM MST TUE NOV 27 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS CENTRAL NEW MEXICO TODAY. CURRENT
INDICATIONS ARE THAT INVERSIONS WILL LAST LONGER THAN THEY DID ON
MONDAY AND...AS A RESULT...POOR VENTILATION WILL PERSIST THROUGH AT
LEAST NOON TIME IF NOT A LITTLE LATER. MODERATE BREEZES COMBINED
WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITIES WILL IMPACT AREAS FROM THE EAST SLOPES
OF THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN TO THE HIGH PLAINS OF EAST-CENTRAL
AND NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY AFTERNOONS. THESE AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE AN HOUR OR TWO OF
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE PATTERN WILL CONTINUE TO FAVOR
DRY CONDITIONS AND ABOVE AVERAGE DAYTIME TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE
END OF THE WEEK. TODAY MOST LIKELY THE POOREST VENTILATION
DAY OF THE PERIOD...WITH SOME IMPROVEMENT ON WEDNESDAY.


FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0825 MST 11/27/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 55-59.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 17-22 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO
                       WEST 13 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP
                       TO 22 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 23 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/88770 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/36509 KNOT-FT AROUND NOON
                       BECOMING GOOD/70000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 26-30.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 31-36 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/0 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/0 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57-61.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 15-20 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO WEST
                       13-18 WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 20 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/118444 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/42030 KNOT-FT AROUND NOON
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/104500 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...01

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