FNUS75 KABQ 161455
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR DRY LAKES RX...FS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
855 AM MDT FRI OCT 16 2009

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

DISCUSSION...DRY NORTHWEST FLOW WILL REMAIN OVER NORTHERN NEW MEXICO
TODAY WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS EXPECTED.
EXPECT MINIMUM HUMIDITY TO FALL TO NEAR 25 PERCENT WITH TEMPERATURES
RISING INTO THE 60S. A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL CLOSE IN ON THE
BURN AREA OVERNIGHT...BUT WILL CREATE LITTLE IN THE WAY OF
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER. HUMIDITY WILL RECOVER TO NEAR 80 PERCENT
OVERNIGHT. INTO SATURDAY EXPECT LIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS WITH A SLIGHT
UPTICK IN DAYTIME HUMIDITY.


FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MDT 10/16/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 60-64.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 21-26 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH WITH A FEW
                       OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 14 MPH IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 8 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/60000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 28-32.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 80-85 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       NORTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58-62.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 35-40 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 12 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....FAIR/54000 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...EDDY ROMERO
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091016.DRYLA.01/ABQ