FNUS75 KABQ 081431
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR COPPERTON RX...FS MT. TAYLOR DIST.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
831 AM MDT MON JUN 8 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
LONG PERIODS OF MOSTLY CLOUDY DUE TO THICKER CIRRUS CLOUDS
EXEPCTED TODAY. EVEN MORE CLOUD COVER EXPECTGED ON TUESDAY. WINDS
TODAY WILL BE BREEZY AT TIMES...ESPCECIALLY DURING THE PEAK
HEATING PERIOD BUT NOT AS STRONG AS OBSERVED THE PAST COUPLE OF
DAYS. A LITTLE MORE ENHANCED BREEZINESS EXPECTED ON TUESDAY
AS THE FLOW ALOFT STRENGTHENS...HOWEVER...THE WINDS ON TUESDAY
ARE EXPECTED TO BE HERKY JERKY AS THICKER CLOUD COVER AND
SHOWERS IN THE AREA WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT INCREASES AND
DECREASES OVER A SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME. HUMIDITY WILL RISE
ON TUESDAY.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT 6/8/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65-68.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 16-19 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTHWEST 9 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS BETWEEN 17 TO 24 MPH DURING THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 19 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/171000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS...GENERALLY HIGH BASED AND DRIER.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 46-48.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 42-46 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH...BECOMING
                       LIGHTER SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH BY MID
                       EVENING.  GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR HIGH BASED SHOWERS.
                       THIS IS POSSIBLE THE WHOLE NIGHT.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS. DRIER INITIALLY BUT
                       BECOMING WETTER AS THE DAY PROGRESSES.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 61-65.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 32-37 PERCENT...EARLIER IN THE DAY.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 10
                       TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 28
                       MPH. MUCH STRONGER GUSTS AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 22 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/121000 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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