FNUS75 KABQ 161326
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR ESCRITO RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
726 AM MDT FRI APR 16 2010

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

DISCUSSION...INCREASING LOW LEVEL MOISTURE...COUPLED WITH AN UPPER
TROUGH APPROACHING FROM THE WEST...WILL LEAD TO AN INCREASING CHANCE
FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER AND NEAR THE BURN SITE LATER THIS
AFTERNOON...TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0730 MDT 4/16/10
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...
                       THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE
                       OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 12
                       TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .12500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST 20 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/250000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......60 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 86-91 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTHEAST WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-60.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 39-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .4000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST 17 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/68000 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.

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