FNUS75 KABQ 191454
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR NW WIND MTN BROADCAST...TFO BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
854 AM MDT TUE MAY 19 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
PERSISTENCE FORECAST WILL BE THE BEST FORECAST THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. ALTHOUGH THERE WILL BE HUMIDITY AND TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATIONS
DUE TO VARIABLE CLOUD COVER AND A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH SHOWERS
AND STORMS. STEERING FLOW YESTERDAY FOR THE STORMS WAS VERY LIGHT
AND VARIABLE. TODAY...THE STEERING FLOW WILL BE A LITTLE QUICKER
FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST AS THE UPPER HIGH MIGRATES
EASTWARD. SIMILAR STEERING FLOW FOR WEDNESDAY. THUS INCREASING THE
CHANCES OF A STORM TO AFFECT THE FIRE AREA SINCE THE HIGHER TERRAIN
IS TO THE WEST OF THE FIRE AREA.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MDT 5/19/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY DURING THE MORNING...BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY DURING THE AFTERNOON. A
                       CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73-77.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 19-24 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO 10
                       TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS IN THE 20S.
                       MPH. STRONGER GUSTS AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                       NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 19 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/247000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY EARLY EVENING BUT THEN CLEARING
                       BY MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 47-51.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 47-52 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WESTERLY WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE EARLY TO
                       MID EVENING BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS
                       THAN 7 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH EARLY TO MID
                       EVENING ALTHOUGH STRONGER GUSTS AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       EVENING.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY
                       CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71-75.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 21-26 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO
                       7 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS IN THE
                       UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 12 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/114000 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...KYLE SAHD
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090519.NWWIN.01/ABQ