FNUS75 KABQ 231557
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST MAGDALENA RX...CIF D-3
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
957 AM MDT THU APR 23 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
VERY DRY CONDITIONS TO PERSIST FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. A
FEW GUSTY VIRGA SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON.
BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY AND AT LEAST 1 OR 2
HOURS OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE
AFTERNOON.


FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT 4/23/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A FEW HIGH BASED AND GUSTY
                       VIRGA SHOWERS IN THE AREA DURING THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56-60.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 7-17 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........LIGHT AND VARIABLE THIS MORNING...BECOMING
                       SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       ERRATIC WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH IN THE
                       VICINITY OF AFTERNOON VIRGA SHOWERS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 15 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/97500 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44-48.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 22-27 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH BECOMING TERRAIN
                       DOMINATED AFTER 2030L.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60-64.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 7-16 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 26 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/247000 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...44

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REQUESTED BY...HEATH BARKER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090423.EASTM.01/ABQ