FNUS75 KABQ 191528
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR CANDY KITCHEN...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
928 AM MDT THU MAR 19 2009

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

DISCUSSION...UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF HIGH PRESSURE...MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES
WITH JUST A FEW HIGH CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY.  LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN
WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BE GENERALLY OUT OF THE SOUTH BY AFTERNOON. THE
RIDGE TOP LOCATION WILL SEE GUSTS OF AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE FORECAST TO LOWER TO SINGLE DIGIT
VALUES BY AFTERNOON. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND INCREASING MOISTURE
WILL RESULT IN INCREASING CLOUDS AND ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MDT 3/19/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69-73.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 8-10 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH BECOMING
                       SOUTH 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 14 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/161000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 27-29.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 55-60 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH...BECOMING
                       LIGHT AND VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 63-67.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 27-32 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTH 9 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 13 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/110500 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...05

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REQUESTED BY...REXTON WHITE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090319.CANDY.02/ABQ