FNUS75 KABQ 041757
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MERTZ RANCH RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1057 AM MST WED NOV 4 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
VENTILATION AND MIXING WILL RISE THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. DRY
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN. HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL TEND TO BE POOR
ALONG THE MIDSLOPE AREAS. A LITTLE STRONGER SURFACE WIND FLOW
EXPECTED ON THURSDAY AS THE UPPER RIDGE SHIFTS SOME.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1130 MST 11/4/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69-71.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 10-14 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........INCREASING SOUTH/SOUTHEAST WIND. STARTING
                       WITH 2 TO 4 MPH AND BECOMING 7 TO 8 MPH
                       IN THE AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 13
                       MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 17 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/76500 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SOME THIN HIGH CIRRUS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35-39.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 29-34 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                       7 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SOME HIGH CIRRUS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66-70.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 13-17 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH/SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING
                       TO THE SOUTH/SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 14 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/98000 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...REXTON W
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091104.MERTZ.01/ABQ