FNUS75 KABQ 251457
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR COPPERTON RX...USFS - CIF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
857 AM MDT WED APR 25 2012

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

DISCUSSION...TODAY WILL BE SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY EXCEPT THERE WILL BE
SLIGHTLY GUSTIER WINDS. CLOUDS WILL THICKEN TONIGHT...WINDS WILL
REMAIN SLIGHTLY BREEZY THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT...AND RECOVERIES
WILL BE BORDERLINE FAIR TO POOR. WINDS WILL INCREASE CONSIDERABLY
TOMORROW WITH STRONG SOUTHWEST WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH...MINIMUM
HUMIDITY VALUES NEAR 30 PERCENT...AND PERHAPS A SHOWER OR STORM IN
THE EARLY AFTERNOON.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT 4/25/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY THIS MORNING BECOMING PARTLY
                       CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A DRY
                       THUNDERSTORM IN THE AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF
                       MOSTLY CLOUDY BY LATE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67-72.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 12-18 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........LIGHT TERRAIN DOMINATED WINDS LESS THAN 5 MPH
                       THIS MORNING BECOMING WEST 8 TO 12 MPH BY
                       EARLY AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH BY MID TO
                       LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......14000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 23 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/322000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...VERY GOOD/121283 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/252000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF A DRY
                       THUNDERSTORM IN THE EARLY EVENING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43-47.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 35-39 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH
                       TOWARD EXPOSED HIGHER TERRAIN AREAS. WINDS
                       WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST AND DIMINISH TO
                       5 TO 10 MPH BEFORE SUNRISE. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                       THE EVENING.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF
                       PARTLY CLOUDY BY LATE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 55-59.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 28-33 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 20 MPH AFTER SUNRISE
                       INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS
                       WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST BY LATE AFTERNOON.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 47 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/517000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/496237 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/195250 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...GUYER

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REQUESTED BY...KATHLEEN LOWE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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