FNUS75 KABQ 201609
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLOOMFIELD...USFS MT. TAYLOR DIST.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1009 AM MDT WED MAY 20 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
LARGE SWATH OF MOISTURE MOVING NORTH OUT OF ARIZONA AND SOUTHERN
NEW MEXICO. THIS WILL KEEP CLOUDS  INTO THE AREA LATER
TONIGHT AND THURSDAY TO REDUCE THE RISK FOR DRY LIGHTNING. WINDS
WILL BE TERRAIN DRIVEN DURING THE EVENING AND FROM THE SOUTHWEST
THIS AFTERNOON AND FROM THE SOUTHEAST THURSDAY AFTERNOON.



FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0950 MDT 5/20/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A
                       CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66-70.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 28-33 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH BECOMING
                       SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 10 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/80000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42-46.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 86-91 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                       BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62-66.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 56-61 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH BECOMING
                       SOUTHEAST 9 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 10 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....FAIR/50000 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...15 EPZ

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REQUESTED BY...IC RELAYED BY MCGAFFY LO
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090520.BLOOM.01/ABQ