FNUS75 KABQ 071350
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MERTZ RANCH RX...NM-ABD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
750 AM MDT THU MAY 7 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
WEST WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN TODAY...THEN STRENGTHEN FARTHER ON
FRIDAY WITH GUSTS REACHING 30 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
MEANWHILE...HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE TO REACH CRITICAL THRESHOLDS
DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH POOR RECOVERIES AT NIGHT. WIND SPEEDS
WILL DECREASE SATURDAY WHILE HUMIDITIES REMAIN EXTREMELY LOW.


FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0740 MDT 5/7/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 81-85.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 8-13 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WINDS BECOMING WEST 9 TO 15 MPH DURING THE
                       LATE MORNING.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 26 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/247000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 48-52.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 33-38 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 7 TO 16 MPH.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY WITH A FEW HIGH CLOUDS POSSIBLE.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 78-82.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 9-14 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO
                       18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 25 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/250000 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...R ROMERO
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090507.MERTZ.01/ABQ