FNUS75 KABQ 011332
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MERTZ RANCH RX...ABQ BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
732 AM MDT FRI MAY 1 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
HIGH CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND CLOUD
HEIGHTS WILL GRADUALLY LOWER TONIGHT. AFTER POOR HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES THIS MORNING...TODAYS DAYTIME HUMIDITIES WILL DROP ONCE
AGAIN NEAR OR BELOW 10 PERCENT. WINDS WILL PICK UP AGAIN DURING
THE AFTERNOON HOURS. HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE SLIGHTLY BETTER
TONIGHT AS MOISTURE FROM THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM IS USHERED IN FROM
THE WEST. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY...ALONG
WITH INCREASING WEST WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS ARE POSSIBLE
WITH ANY THUNDERSTORM.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0740 MDT 5/1/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 76-80.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 6-11 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING
                       WEST 7 TO 12 WITH GUSTS UP TO 18 MPH
                       IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 20 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/220000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41-45.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 39-44 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                       THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65-69.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 29-34 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 9 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO
                       25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 32 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/224000 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...34

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REQUESTED BY...RYAN ROMERO
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090501.MERTZ.01/ABQ