FNUS75 KABQ 041744
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MAXWELL DITCHES...US F&WS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1044 AM MST WED MAR 4 2009

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

DISCUSSION...
RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY COMPLIMENTS OF STRONG SURFACE
WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES. POOR TO MODERATE RECOVERIES ARE ANTICIPATED
TONIGHT WITH CONTINUED WINDY CONDITIONS FOR THURSDAY. A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED FOR THURSDAY LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY EVENING
FOR THIS AREA. THIS WILL LIKELY BE UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING IN
THE NEAR FUTURE. OCCASIONAL MID/HIGH CLOUDS WILL PASS ACROSS THE AREA
FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS WITH NO THREAT FOR PRECIPITATION. DPORTER

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1055 MST 3/4/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71-75.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 10-15 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                       35 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 28 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/266000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69-73.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 8-13 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/SOUTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
                       25 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
                       UP TO 40 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 37 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/370000 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...46

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REQUESTED BY...ZACH SAAVEDRA
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090304.MAXWE.02/ABQ