Issued by NWS Albuquerque, NM
000 FNUS75 KABQ 101540 FWSABQ SPOT FORECAST FOR TURKEY FLATS...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 940 AM MDT FRI OCT 10 2008 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. DISCUSSION... WINDS WILL INCREASE A BIT MORE FOR TODAY AND PEAK ON SATURDAY. WINDS ALOFT WILL BE SOUTH/SOUTHWEST AND BEING THAT THE BURN IS ON A NORTHERLY ASPECT SOME SHELTERING WILL OCCUR. HUMIDITY WILL ALSO RISE AS MOISTURE FROM HURRICANE NORBERT GETS ENTRAINED INTO THE APPROACHING WEATHER SYSTEM. BURN AREA WILL BE ON THE NORTHERN EXTENT OF THIS MOISTURE TRANSPORT. BEST CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION WILL BE ON SATURDAY. FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0940 MDT 10/10/08 CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67-71. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 28-33 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........MIXTURE OF TERRAIN DRIVEN FLOW AND SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 9 MPH THIS MORNING. WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS IN THE 20S. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 30 KNOTS. VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/165000 KNOT-FT. FOR TONIGHT CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43-47. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 74-79 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 11 TO 15 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. FOR SATURDAY CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58-62. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 50-55 PERCENT. 20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 32 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 33 KNOTS. VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/99000 KNOT-FT. 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 $$ REQUESTED BY...ENGINE 502 REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20081010.TURKE.01/ABQ
