FNUS75 KABQ 241437
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SANTA FE WATERSHED RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
737 AM MST THU JAN 24 2013

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

DISCUSSION...
POOR VENTILATION IMPROVING TO FAIR BY MID AFTERNOON TODAY AND
TOMORROW. COOLER...WETTER TREND THROUGH FRIDAY WITH SIGNIFICANT
BOOST IN MINIMUM HUMIDITIES. SURFACE LOW PRESSURE EAST OF THE
BURN WILL SUPPORT NORTHWEST WINDS...SHIFTING TO WESTERLY
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE BURN FROM THE
EAST.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST 1/24/13
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 55-57.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 12-15 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 15 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/45037 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/11894 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING FAIR/42000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 26-28.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 64-67 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS 9 TO 12 MPH.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/6000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/3391 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 49-51.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 38-41 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       WEST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 14 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/36467 KNOT-FT AT 1500 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/5353 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/36467 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...25

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REQUESTED BY...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130124.SANTA.01/ABQ