FNUS75 KABQ 141351
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MERTZ RANCH RX...BLM/ABD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
751 AM MDT THU MAY 14 2009

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

DISCUSSION...ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH DRY
CONDITIONS. TEMPERATURES WILL REACH NEAR 80 DEGREES WITH HUMIDITY
FALLING TO NEAR 10 PERCENT BY LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT MORE
SOUTH SOUTHWESTERLY BY AFTERNOON WITH MODERATE SPEEDS AND OCCASIONAL
GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON. HIGH HAINES INDEX IS
FORECASTED FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW. POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY OVERNIGHT
WITH WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY.


FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0830 MDT 5/14/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 78-82.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 7-11 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........A LIGHT TO MODERATE EAST WIND WILL BE
                       POSSIBLE BEFORE 1000 AM...THEN SHIFTING MORE
                       SOUTHERLY BY NOON AND FROM THE SOUTH SOUTHWEST
                       BY LATE AFTERNOON WITH SPEEDS 8 TO 11 MPH AND
                       OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 21 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......13500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 17 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/229500 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39-43.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 36-41 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       WEST 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING...AND BECOMING
                       TERRAIN DRIVEN AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77-81.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 7-12 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DRIVEN LESS THAN 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                       AND BECOMING WEST 8 TO 11 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 12 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/150000 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...52

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REQUESTED BY...T RICHARDS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090514.MERTZ.01/ABQ