FNUS75 KABQ 151236 FWSABQ SPOT FORECAST FOR COPPER HILL...TAOS BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM 636 AM MDT THU JUL 15 2010 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. DISCUSSION...CONDITIONS TODAY WILL BE VERY SIMILAR TO WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL TREND A DEGREE OR TWO COOLER AND MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES UP A FEW PERCENT. WINDS WILL TURN TO THE EAST AND BECOME QUITE GUSTY AFTER 6 PM AS CONVECTIVE OUTFLOWS SQUEEZE THROUGH THE CANYONS TO THE EAST. HUMIDITY RECOVERIES TONIGHT WILL TREND UP SEVERAL PERCENT. MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY. FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0640 MDT 7/15/10 CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 11 AM. CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-88. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 19-24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT).........SOUTHWEST LESS THAN 6 MPH IN THE MORNING... INCREASING TO 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT....... .13000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WIND......EAST 14 KNOTS. VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/182000 KNOT-FT. FOR TONIGHT CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. PERIODS OF MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING. CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 79-84 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT).........EAST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 26 MPH IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. FOR FRIDAY CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-90. RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 23-28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT).........EAST WINDS LESS THAN 6 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. MIXING HEIGHT....... .13000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST 14 KNOTS. VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/182000 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...GUYER $$ REQUESTED BY...KYLE SAHD REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100715.COPPE.01/ABQ