FNUS75 KABQ 301350
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR K-53...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
750 AM MDT FRI APR 30 2010

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

DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BRING UNSEASONABLY COOL CONDITIONS TO THE
BURN SITE TODAY AND TONIGHT. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE
SOUTHWEST LATER TODAY WITH DRYING CONDITIONS EXPECTED DURING THE
AFTERNOON. HUMIDITY VALUES WILL REMAIN IN THE 20 TO 30 PERCENT
RANGE. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MAY HELP TRIGGER ISOLATED
AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS...PERHAPS A THUNDERSTORM. GIVEN THE
RELATIVELY DRY SUB-CLOUD LAYER...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS COULD
OCCUR IN THE STRONGER CELLS. GOOD OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES ARE
EXPECTED TONIGHT.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0830 MDT 4/30/10
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS...SOME WITH THUNDER IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-59.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .13000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 19 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/247000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A
                       SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER
                       MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-34.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........WEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       EVENING.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS...SOME WITH THUNDER IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-62.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHEAST 9 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

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...JUSTIN THOMPSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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