FNUS75 KABQ 041326
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR COPPERTON RX...USFS MT.TAYLOR DIST.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
726 AM MDT FRI JUN 4 2010

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

DISCUSSION...
HEAT WAVE TO CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK
WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES 7 TO 12 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL IN THE BURN
AREA. THE HAINES INDEX IS EXPECTED TO REACH 6 EACH
AFTERNOON...WHILE MINIMUM HUMIDITIES DROP TO THE SINGLE DIGITS
AND OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ONLY REACH PERCENTAGES IN THE
20S AND 30S. WINDS WILL BE TERRAIN DRIVEN AT NIGHT...WITH SOME
WESTERLY GUSTS DURING EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT 6/4/10
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-83.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE MORNING...THEN
                       INCREASING TO WEST 7 TO 10 MPH DURING THE
                       AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .8000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 11 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/88000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-55.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........WEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING...
                       DECREASING TO 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-86.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE MORNING...
                       INCREASING TO 9 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .10500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 15 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/157500 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...44

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REQUESTED BY...ANDREW HENRY
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100604.COPPE.01/ABQ