FNUS75 KABQ 251909
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST MAGDALENA RX...D-3 MAGDALENA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
109 PM MDT SAT APR 25 2009

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

DISCUSSION...
STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND CRITICALLY LOW HUMIDITIES WILL CREATE
RED FLAG CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. WINDS
WILL GRADUALLY WEAKEN AS TEMPERATURES COOL AFTER SUNSET...WITH
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ENDING AROUND 2100L. A PACIFIC
COLD FRONT WILL ALSO CROSS THE BURN AREA FROM THE WEST SOMETIME
AROUND 2100L...SHIFTING WINDS OUT OF THE WEST AND NORTHWEST. MINIMUM
HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN VERY LOW SUNDAY AND MONDAY...BUT WINDS WILL
WEAKEN BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS.


FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1250 MDT 4/25/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58-62.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 15-22 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 13 TO 18 MPH INCREASING TO
                       15 TO 25 MPH AFTER 1500L. GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 37 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/314500 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36-40.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 37-42 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 16 TO 26 MPH BECOMING WEST
                       8 TO 12 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 45
                       MPH DURING THE EARLY EVENING.

FOR SUNDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 53-57.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 10-15 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 21 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/199500 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...FEMO
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090425.EASTM.01/ABQ