FNUS75 KABQ 011602
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BIXLER RX...CARSON NAT. FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1002 AM MDT FRI MAY 1 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
HIGH CLOUDS WILL INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND CLOUD HEIGHTS WILL
LOWER LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT IN ADVANCE OF AN APPROACHING
UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM. TODAYS DAYTIME HUMIDITIES WILL DROP TO NEAR OR
BELOW 15 PERCENT. WINDS WILL PICK UP AGAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON
HOURS. HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE GOOD TONIGHT AS MOISTURE FROM
THE APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM IS USHERED IN FROM THE WEST. SHOWERS
WILL LIKELY DEVELOP EARLY IN THE DAY WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
IN THE AFTERNOON.  GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS ARE POSSIBLE NEAR ANY
SHOWER AND ESPECIALLY WITH THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0955 MDT 5/1/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING WITH MOSTLY HIGH
                       CLOUDS AND INCREASING MID LEVEL CLOUDS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72-76.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 9-14 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO
                       WEST 8 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9800 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 19 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/186200 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH MID AND HIGH
                       LEVEL CLOUDS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36-40.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 52-57 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 5
                       TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                       THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                       LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......60 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 54-58.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 44-49 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10
                       TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 12 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....FAIR/42000 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...05

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REQUESTED BY...ROBERT NARANJO
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090501.BIXLE.02/ABQ