FNUS75 KABQ 241524
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST MAGDALENA RX...CIF MAG.DIST.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
924 AM MDT FRI APR 24 2009

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

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
EARLY SATURDAY EVENING...

DISCUSSION...
VERY DRY CONDITIONS TO PERSIST FOR THE NEXT WEEK...ALTHOUGH
HUMIDITIES MAY RISE BY A HAIR TOMORROW. THIS RISE MAY NOT BE LARGE
ENOUGH TO PREVENT SEVERAL HOURS OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS SATURDAY...WHEN 20 FOOT WINDS WILL REACH 25 TO 35 MPH
AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL BE
STRONGER ON SATURDAY...THEY WILL BEGIN THEIR RISE LATE THIS
MORNING AND 1 OR 2 HOURS OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO
DECREASE BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS BY SUNDAY BEFORE INCREASING
AGAIN DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE COMING WORK WEEK.


FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MDT 4/24/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN HIGH CLOUDS
                       WILL INCREASE BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY BY LATE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 61-65.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 10-16 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........BECOMING WEST 8 TO 14 MPH BY LATE MORNING...
                       THEN SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING
                       TO 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 22 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/220000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......HIGH CLOUDS WILL BE MOSTLY CLOUDY THROUGH THE
                       EVENING...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER
                       MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 44-48.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 25-30 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 20 MPH BECOMING WEST 8
                       TO 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30
                       MPH.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58-62.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 12-18 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO 15
                       TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 40
                       MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 35 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/280000 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 B
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090424.EASTM.01/ABQ