FNUS75 KABQ 151428
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MERTZ RANCH RX...NM-ABD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
828 AM MDT FRI MAY 15 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
VERY LOW HUMIDITY WILL ONCE AGAIN OCCUR TODAY. WINDS WILL BE A
LIGHTER TODAY THAN WHAT WAS OBSERVED ON THURSDAY. THUS...YOU COULD
SEE SOME VARIABILITY IN THE FLOW DUE TO TERRAIN INFLUENCES.
HUMIDITY RECOVERY TONIGHT WILL BE POOR FOR MOST OF THE OVERNIGHT.
HOWEVER...A VIGOROUS BACK DOOR FRONT IS EXPECTED TO INFLUENCE THE
FIRE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND PROVIDE AN INCREASE IN HUMIDITY. UNKNOWN
OF THE EXACT TIMING BUT THINKING SOMETIME AROUND SUNRISE OR A
A LITTLE BEFORE. MUCH HIGHER HUMIDITY EXPECTED ON SATURDAY WITH
AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE FIRE AREA COULD BE THE
BATTLE ZONE FOR DRIER AIR TO THE WEST AND MORE MOIST AREA TO
THE EAST. THIS COULD SPELL ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS AROUND THE
FIRE AREA ON SATURDAY. MIXTURE OF WET AND DRY STORMS.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0815 MDT 5/15/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 78-82.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 5-7 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH DURING
                       THE MORNING...BECOMING WESTERLY 7 TO
                       10 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS IN THE
                       MID TEENS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......15000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 10 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/150000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45-49.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 26-30 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST...SLIGHTLY NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH
                       IN THE EARLY EVENING BECOMING LIGHT AND
                       VARIABLE WITHIN A HOUR OR TWO AFTER SUNSET.
                       WINDS EVENTUALLY BECOMING LIGHT EASTERLY
                       BY SUNRISE.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE
                       OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75-79.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 20-25 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........EASTERLY WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH BECOMING
                       EAST/SOUTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS UP TO 24 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......EAST 12 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/84000 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...50

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REQUESTED BY...T RICHARDS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090515.MERTZ.01/ABQ