FNUS75 KABQ 131731
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MERTZ RANCH RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1131 AM MDT WED MAY 13 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
DRY WEATHER TO CONTINUE. BREEZY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY AND TO A
SLIGHTLY LESSER DEGREE THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE PEAK HEATING
PERIOD. HUMIDITY READINGS WILL BE LOWEST TODAY. A BACK DOOR COLD
FRONT WILL APPROACH AND POSSIBLY PASS THROUGH THE BURN AREA EARLY TO
MID MORNING THURSDAY...ADDING JUST A LITTLE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE. THAT
HIGHER MOISTURE WILL MIX BACK OUT BY OR DURING THE AFTERNOON THURSDAY.
HIGH HAINES INDEX EXPECTED BOTH DAYS.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1400 MDT 5/13/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 79-82.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 7-11 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST AND NORTHWEST 12 TO 19 MPH WITH SOME
                       GUSTS BETWEEN 22 AND 26 MPH. EXPECT SOME
                       BRIEF VARIATIONS IN DIRECTION BETWEEN ROUGHLY
                       1 AND 6 PM DUE TO EFFECTS OF HEATING ON
                       HIGHER TERRAIN NEARBY.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 23 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/264500 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45-49.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 36-42 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST DECREASING TO 6 TO 12 MPH AFTER
                       ABOUT 9 OR 10 PM WITH DIRECTION BECOMING MORE
                       VARIABLE.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77-81.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 8-13 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........VARIABLE 10 MPH OR LESS EARLY THEN BLOWING
                       FROM SOUTH THROUGH WEST 8 TO 15 MPH TOWARD
                       NOON AND AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH
                       POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON. BACK DOOR COLD
                       FRONT MAY PROVIDE A FEW HOURS OF EAST TO
                       SOUTHEAST WINDS IN THE MORNING HOURS IF IT
                       MAKES IT AS FAR WEST AS THE BURN SITE.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......14000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 15 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/210000 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...43

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REQUESTED BY...FEMO  JONES
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090513.MERTZ.01/ABQ