FNUS75 KABQ 221548
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST MAGDALENA RX...CIF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
948 AM MDT WED APR 22 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
NOT A LOT OF LARGE VARIATIONS IN THE WEATHER OVER THE NEXT COUPLE
OF DAYS. ALTHOUGH SLIGHT CHANGES ARE CERTAINLY EXPECTED AS A
WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE NEARS THE AREA FROM THE WEST TODAY
AND EVENTUALLY CROSSES OVER THE AREA ON THURSDAY. IT APPEARS THAT
THE BETTER CHANCE FOR DRIER STORMS WILL BE TODAY AS THE TEAR DROP
ACCUS CLOUDS OVER THE FIRE AREA THIS MORNING INDICATED. EVEN
WITH THE INCREASE IN UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE...SURFACE HUMIDITIES
WILL REMAIN DRY AND LOOKING FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF POOR RECOVERIES
TONIGHT. HIGH HAINES EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS
ALTHOUGH NOT QUITE TO THE DEGREE WHICH OCCURRED YESTERDAY. WIND
FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO BE SOMEWHAT VARIABLE SINCE THE BURN IS LOCATED
ON THE NON-PREVAILING WIND SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN RANGE.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0945 MDT 4/22/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY
                       CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY
                       THUNDERSTORMS AND HIGH BASED SHOWERS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67-71.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 9-13 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........DEVELOPING UPSLOPE/UPCANYON FLOWS 4 TO 6 MPH
                       DURING THE MORNING. A MIXTURE OF TERRAIN
                       DRIVEN FLOWS AND WESTERLY WINDS DURING THE
                       AFTERNOON. SPEEDS 6 TO 10 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
                       GUSTS IN THE MID/UPPER TEENS. STRONGER GUSTS
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR HIGH BASED SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 15 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/195000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......15 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44-49.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 17-23 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WESTERLY WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING TERRAIN
                       DOMINATED 1 TO 5 MPH BY 2030. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS
                       IN THE EVENING.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64-68.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 11-15 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........UPSLOPE/UPCANYON WINDS DEVELOPING BY 0900
                       AND EVENTUALLY BECOMING A MIXTURE OF TERRAIN
                       DRIVEN WIND AND SOUTHWEST WINDS BY LATE
                       MORNING. MORE DOMINANT SOUTHWEST WINDS
                       7 TO 11 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL
                       GUSTS IN THE MID/UPPER TEENS. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                       THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 9 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/94500 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...HEATH BARKER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090422.EASTM.01/ABQ