FNUS75 KABQ 132139
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR COPPERTON RX...MT. TAYLOR USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
339 PM MDT WED MAY 13 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
A BACK DOOR FRONT WILL MOST LIKELY PROVIDE A LITTLE HIGHER MOISTURE
TO THE ZUNI AREA BY MID MORNING ON THURSDAY. HOWEVER THIS SHALLOW
MOISTURE PUSH WILL MIX OUT QUICKLY DURING THE LATE MORNING TO
EARLY AFTERNOON PERIOD. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN FAIRLY WARM
SOME BREEZINESS EXPECTED DURING THE PEAK HEATING PERIOD BUT
NOT EXPECTING IT TO BE TOO STRONG FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME.

NOTE...DEWPOINT SEEMS A BIT HIGH BASED ON AREA OBSERVATIONS WHICH
INDICATE LOW TO MID TEENS. HUMIDITY BASED ON AREA RAWS SHOW UPPER
SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT 5/14/09FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY. PERHAPS A FEW FLAT CUMULUS
                       MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 71-75.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 10-15 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH/SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH DURING THE
                       MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH
                       DURING THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS IN THE MID TEENS
                       TO POSSIBLE LOWER 20S DURING THE
                       PEAK HEATING PERIOD.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 17 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/221000 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...50

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REQUESTED BY...D ERIACHO
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090514.COPPE.02/ABQ