FNUS75 KABQ 171512
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MESA CHIVATO...RPFO BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
912 AM MDT SAT OCT 17 2009

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

DISCUSSION...MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TODAY. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE EAST SOUTHEAST IN THE EARLY
AFTERNOON...GRADUALLY SHIFTING MORE SOUTHERLY BY LATE AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING. LOWER MIXING HEIGHTS WILL KEEP VENTILATION IN THE
FAIR CATEGORY. SLIGHTLY HIGHER DEWPOINTS WILL PREVAIL TODAY...
ALLOWING HIGHER DAYTIME HUMIDITY AS TEMPERATURES TOP OUT IN THE MID
60S. RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL RECOVER TO NEAR 75 PERCENT TONIGHT AND
A FEW MORE CLOUDS WILL DEVELOP ON SUNDAY AS MODERATE WEST SOUTHWEST
WINDS PREVAIL.


FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT 10/17/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 63-67.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 28-33 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 5 MPH. BECOMING
                       EAST SOUTHEAST 6 TO 11 MPH BETWEEN 1100 AND
                       1300 LOCAL TIME...GRADUALLY SHIFTING MORE
                       SOUTHERLY BY 1700 LOCAL.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST 13 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....FAIR/58500 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39-43.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 75-80 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH BECOMING TERRAIN
                       DOMINATED LESS THAN 5 MPH AFTER 2000 LOCAL.

FOR SUNDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67-71.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 23-28 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 5 MPH IN THE
                       MORNING. BECOMING WEST SOUTHWEST AT 7 TO 10
                       MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 16 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/168000 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...RYAN ROMERO
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091017.MESAC.01/ABQ