FNUS75 KABQ 021650
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR EAST THUNDERBIRD RX...FS MAGDALENA DIST.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
950 AM MST WED DEC 2 2009

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

DISCUSSION...SOME LOW CLOUDS HAVE PUSHED UP ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF
THE CENTRAL MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING.  THESE CLOUDS WILL DECREASE THIS
AFTERNOON WITH ANOTHER ROUND OF UPSLOPE CLOUDS OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY.
TRICKY WIND FORECAST TODAY AS ANOTHER FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE
EASTERN PLAINS AGAIN TODAY WITH EAST UPSLOPE FLOW PERSISTING INTO
TOMORROW.  HOWEVER...WINDS MAY HAVE A WESTERLY COMPONENT FOR AN HOUR
OR TWO MID DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER TODAY AND EVEN COLDER
TOMORROW AND FRIDAY AS ARCTIC AIR MOVES OVER THE AREA.  THIS WILL
KEEP MINIMUM RH VALUES AROUND 40 PERCENT TODAY WITH EXCELLENT OVERNIGHT
RECOVERIES AND AN INCREASE IN MIN RH ON THURSDAY WITH MOIST UPSLOPE
FLOW PROVIDING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW.  VERY GOOD VENTILATION TODAY
BUT POOR VALUES EXPECTED FOR THURSDAY.


FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST 12/2/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY BECOMING PARTY CLOUDY THIS
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 39-43.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 38-43 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........EAST TO SOUTHEAST THIS MORNING 8 TO 10 MPH
                       POSSIBLY BECOMING WEST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                       WITH EAST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON
                       AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 21 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/115500 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 17-21.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 95-100 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER
                       GUSTS EARLY.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 27-31.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 60-65 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........EAST TO SOUTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......EAST 12 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....POOR/36000 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...05

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REQUESTED BY...FEMO
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091202.EASTT.01/ABQ