FNUS75 KABQ 171443
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR MESA CHIVATO...ALBUQUERQUE BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
843 AM MDT TUE APR 17 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
PRETTY BENIGN WEATHER PATTERN OVERALL ALTHOUGH A WEAK UPPER LEVEL
WAVE WILL SWING OVER THE CENTRAL ROCKIES TONIGHT. ANOTHER WEAK
WAVE WILL APPROACH ON WEDNESDAY. WINDS ALOFT WILL BE MODERATELY
STRONG BOTH DAYS...ESPECIALLY ON WEDNESDAY. A MID LEVEL DRY SLOT
WILL SLIDE OVER THE AREA LATE TODAY AND CONTINUE TO BE OVER THE
AREA ON WEDNESDAY. THUS WITH THE WARMING TEMPERATURES...HUMIDITIES
WILL DROP ACCORDINGLY. LOOKING AT POOR RECOVERIES ACROSS THE MID
SLOPE AREA OF THE FIRE TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND 4
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL TODAY...AROUND 9 DEGREES ON WEDNESDAY. HAINES
VALUES AROUND 5 THIS AFTERNOON AND 6 ON WEDNESDAY THUS THE
ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME MORE UNSTABLE DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0835 MDT 4/17/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY DURING THE MORNING...BECOMING MOSTLY
                       SUNNY DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH PERIODS OF
                       HIGHER CIRRUS CLOUDS AND A FEW FLAT CUMULUS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64-67.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 8-13 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........UPSLOPE/UPCANYON BY 1000 4 TO 6 MPH.
                       SOUTH/SOUTHWEST 8 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       SOME GUSTS IN THE UPPER TEENS TO 24 MPH
                       DURING THE PEAK HEATING PERIOD.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......14500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 17 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/246500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/50726 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/241595 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 33-37.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 27-32 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO
                       A WESTERLY COMPONENT 5 TO 7 MPH AND
                       EVENTUALLY DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 2 TO 4 MPH
                       BY MIDNIGHT.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67-71.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 7-10 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO
                       WEST 10 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
                       BETWEEN 22 TO 28 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......13500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 25 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/337500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/131891 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/334933 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-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...50

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REQUESTED BY...ZACH SAAVEDRA
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120417.MESAC.01/ABQ