FNUS75 KABQ 241453
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR COPPERTON RX...USFS - CIF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
853 AM MDT TUE APR 24 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
THE UPPER RIDGE AXIS WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT EAST OF THE ZUNI
MOUNTAINS TODAY. THIS WILL ALLOW WINDS TO BECOME INCREASINGLY
GUSTY. BY THURSDAY...WEST WIND GUSTS MAY REACH 50 MPH. THERE WILL
BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY AND GUSTY THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON
AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE FOR WETTING THUNDERSTORMS WILL
INCREASE THURSDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CROSSES
THE FOUR CORNERS.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0845 MDT 4/24/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY
                       CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF DRY
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......5 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69-73.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 14-19 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC
                       WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......19000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 16 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/304000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/81753 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/293122 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 42-46.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 23-28 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 7 TO 13 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO
                       12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......5 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65-69.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 16-21 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 8 TO 11 MPH INCREASING TO
                       WEST 12 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP
                       TO 30 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                       NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......13500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 15 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/202500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/82500 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/204467 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

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...EDDIE BACA
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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