FNUS75 KABQ 211546
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST MAGDALENA RX...CIBOLA NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
946 AM MDT TUE APR 21 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
TODAY/S WEATHER OVERALL WILL BE SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY.
CONTINUED DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS AS TEMPERATURES RANGE BETWEEN
5 TO 8 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. LOOKING FOR ANOTHER HIGH HAINES OF 6
WITH MAINLY TERRAIN DOMINATED WIND FLOWS AT THE SURFACE. EVEN WORSE
HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AS THE MID SLOPE INVERSION
BECOMES REESTABLISHED. A SLIGHT CHANGE IN THE WEATHER IS EXPECTED
FOR WEDNESDAY AS A WEAK DISTURBANCE NEARS FROM THE WEST. THIS
DISTURBANCE SHOULD PROVIDE AT LEAST MODERATE BUILDUPS OVER THE
HIGHER TERRAIN ON WEDNESAY. WIND FLOW ALOFT WILL ALSO STRENGTHEN
DUE TO THE APPROACH OF THE SYSTEM AND THIS SHOULD TRANSLATE TO
SOME OCCASIONAL BREEZINESS DURING THE PEAK HEATING PERIOD ON
WEDNESDAY.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0935 MDT 4/21/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                       CLOUDY WITH A FEW FAIR WEATHER CUMULUS
                       AND SOME HIGH CIRRUS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68-72.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 10-16 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED 5 TO 7 MPH.
                       OCCASIONAL GUSTS IN THE LOW TEENS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 8 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/100000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40-45.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 18-26 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 6 MPH.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY
                       CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65-69.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 13-19 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 7 MPH THROUGH
                       THE LATE MORNING. WINDS BECOMING A MIXTURE
                       OF TERRAIN DRIVEN AND WEST/SOUTHWEST
                       DURING THE PEAK HEATING PERIOD. SPEEDS
                       7 TO 10 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS IN THE MID
                       TEEN/UPPER TEENS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 14 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/161000 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

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REQUESTED BY...FEMO
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090421.EASTM.01/ABQ