FNUS75 KABQ 111415
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR 31 MILE...TFO BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
715 AM MST FRI DEC 11 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
LIGHT WINDS EARLY SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST DURING THE AFTERNOON.
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE TO APPROACH THE REGION LATER TODAY AND
TONIGHT SPREADING A GOOD AMOUNT OF MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS
ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. THIS WILL PUT A LID ON DEEP MIXING AS WIND
SPEEDS REMAIN GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 MPH WITH BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES. POOR VENTILATION RATES EXPECTED. SLIGHT CHANCE FOR
SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY FOLLOWED BY IMPROVING
CONDITIONS WITH GOOD VENTILATION RATES EXPECTED. OVERNIGHT
RECOVERIES BOTH DAYS TO BE EXCELLENT. KW

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0730 MST 12/11/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 36-40.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 36-41 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........LIGHT AND VARIABLE SHIFTING TO THE
                       NORTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 8 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....POOR/16000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
                       SHOWERS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 12-16.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 93-98 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                       BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
                       SHOWERS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 38-42.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 56-61 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       WEST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 16 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/64000 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...17

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REQUESTED BY...KYLE SAHD
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091211.31MIL.01/ABQ