FNUS75 KABQ 161401
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR COPPERTON RX...USFS MT. TAYLOR DIST.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
801 AM MDT SAT MAY 16 2009

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

DISCUSSION...A STRONG MOISTURE SURGE MOVED VERY CLOSE TO THE AREA
THIS MORNING WITH GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS. GUSTY WINDS MAY NOT REACH
THE SITE THIS MORNING SINCE THE AIRMASS IS QUITE SHALLOW...HOWEVER
A BRIEF PERIOD OF GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS IS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING.
AN ISOLATED WET/DRY STORM IS ALSO POSSIBLE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
RECOVERIES OVERNIGHT WILL BE VERY GOOD. CONDITIONS WILL WARM UP AND
DRY OUT AGAIN SUNDAY.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0805 MDT 5/16/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY THROUGH MID MORNING THEN PARTLY
                       CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND DRY
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING...THEN
                       A CHANCE OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70-74.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 20-25 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH EARLY THIS
                       MORNING BECOMING SOUTHEAST 8 TO 12 MPH BY
                       MID MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                       NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST 18 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/126000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS
                       IN THE EVENING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 37-41.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 70-75 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                       THE EVENING.

FOR SUNDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74-78.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 17-22 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 10 MPH BECOMING VARIABLE
                       LESS THAN 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                       THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 12 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/150000 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...42

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REQUESTED BY...D ERIACHO
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090516.COPPE.01/ABQ