FNUS75 KABQ 192305
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GALLINA WUI...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
505 PM MDT TUE MAY 19 2009

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

DISCUSSION...TEMPERATURES HAVE LIKELY ALREADY TOPPED OUT IN THE
MIDDLE TO UPPER 70S AND HUMIDITY IS NOT EXPECTED TO FALL MUCH MORE
BEFORE SUNSET. WINDS WILL OCCASIONALLY ALTERNATE FROM A SOUTH
SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION TO A WESTERLY DIRECTION WITH OCCASIONAL
GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. A FEW SPOTTY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE
POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHERN PART OF THE STATE...BUT WILL PRODUCE
LITTLE RAINFALL AMOUNTS AND SOME ERRATIC WIND GUSTS. SIMILAR
CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL FOR WEDNESDAY WITH A SLIGHT UPTICK IN STORM
COVERAGE.


FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1700 MDT 5/19/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 76-79.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 16-21 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH SOUTHWEST 7 TO 11 MPH GUSTING TO 20 MPH
                       WITH OCCASIONAL SHIFTS FROM THE WEST. GUSTY AND
                       ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR ANY SHOWERS OR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 19 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/218500 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY...BUT GRADUALLY CLEARING AFTER
                       MIDNIGHT. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                       AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45-49.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 54-59 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH SOUTHWEST 7 TO 11 MPH GUSTING TO 18 MPH
                       WITH OCCASIONAL SHIFTS FROM THE WEST IN THE
                       EVENING. BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN
                       5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR ANY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS IN
                       THE EVENING.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY
                       CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 74-78.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 19-25 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 5 MPH BECOMING
                       SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY
                       AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 10 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/80000 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...52

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REQUESTED BY...KEVIN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090519.GALLI.01/ABQ