FNUS75 KABQ 281601
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SE BARBERO RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
901 AM MST WED NOV 28 2012

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

DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AXIS MOVING EAST OF NEW MEXICO AS A
WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE APPROACHES.  STRONG INVERSION IN PLACE
THIS MORNING WITH VERY DRY AIR BOTH AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT.
HOWEVER...WINDS WILL INCREASE STEADILY TODAY AND VENTILATION SHOULD
BE BETTER THAN THAT ON TUESDAY. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES TO REMAIN WELL
ABOVE SEASONAL LEVELS.  SIMILAR CONDITIONS TOMORROW WITH LITTLE CHANGE
IN TEMPERATURE...BREEZY WEST WINDS...BUT SLIGHT INCREASES IN RH AS
THE DRIEST AIR MOVES EAST OF THE STATE.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0840 MST 11/28/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY THIS MORNING BECOMING PARTLY
                       CLOUDY WITH PERIODS OF HIGH CLOUDS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 55-59.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 13-18 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WINDS BECOMING WEST 8 TO 15 MPH BY MID
                       MORNING THEN INCREASING TO 13 TO 18 MPH
                       IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 20 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/122800 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/46489 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/104500 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SOME HIGH CLOUDS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 28-32.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 44-49 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/0 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/0 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY WITH SOME HIGH CLOUDS LATE IN
                       DAY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56-60.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 20-25 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO
                       18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 22 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/123437 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/64253 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/99000 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...05

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REQUESTED BY...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121128.SEBAR.01/ABQ