FNUS75 KABQ 191900
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MANAGING FIRE RX...U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1200 PM MST THU NOV 19 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
WITH A LOW LEVEL TEMPERATURE INVERSION IN PLACE...VENTILLATION
WILL REMAIN POOR MOST OF THE TIME THROUGH THIS WEEKEND AND MUCH OF
NEXT WEEK. AN EXCEPTION WILL OCCUR LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING...WHEN A 4 TO 6 HOUR WINDOW OF FAIR TO GOOD
VENTILLATION IS EXPECTED. AROUND THE TIME OF PEAK HEATING...SOUTH
AND SOUTHWEST SURFACE WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 5 TO 10 MPH WITH SOME
HIGHER GUSTS AS WINDS ALOFT STRENGTHEN IN RESPONSE TO AN UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH CROSSING THE CENTRAL ROCKIES.


FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 63-67.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 14-19 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING
                       BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 7 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....POOR/21000 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...44

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REQUESTED BY...VINCE DESHAZER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091120.MANAG.01/ABQ