FNUS75 KABQ 281650
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR HOP CANYON RX...FS MT. TAYLOR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1050 AM MDT THU MAY 28 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE NORTH OF THE BURN WILL SUPPORT WIND SHIFTS TO THE
SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE BURN TODAY...WITH THUNDERSTORMS BUILDING
OVER THE HIGH COUNTRY WEST OF THE BURN AND THEN MOVING SLOWLY
EASTWARD THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. EXPECT RAPID INCREASE IN
THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE AFTER 1 P.M. SIMILAR SET UP FOR FRIDAY
WITH LITTLE CHANGE TO BASIC WEATHER PATTERN.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1015 MDT 5/28/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE LATE MORNING...
                       BECOMING SCATTERED IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64-66.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 34-37 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 8 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....FAIR/56000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN PARTLY
                       CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46-48.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 66-69 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN
                      THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65-67.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 37-40 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH BECOMING
                       SOUTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 13 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/84500 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...25

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REQUESTED BY...DERRICK BIXLER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090528.HOPCA.01/ABQ