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SPOT FORECAST FOR GALLINA WUI...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1002 AM MDT WED MAY 20 2009

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

DISCUSSION...
TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO COOL AND HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RISE OVER
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THANKS IN LARGE PART TO A DEEP AND MOIST
SOUTHERLY FLOW FROM MEXICO. LOOK FOR VARIABLE CLOUD COVER EACH DAY
WITH A GOOD SHOT OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFFECTING THE FIRE
AREA OVER SOME TIME PERIOD THE NEXT TWO DAYS. WETTING RAIN IS ALSO
VERY POSSIBLE. ALSO LOOKING FOR LOTS OF VARIABILITY IN THE WINDS
DUE TO VARYING CLOUD COVER WHICH AFFECTS SOLAR RADIATION AS WELL
AS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AREA.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1005 MDT 5/20/09
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......INCREASING CLOUDS AND BECOMING PARTLY TO
                       MOSTLY CLOUDY DURING THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE
                       OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75-79.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 20-25 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........GENERALLY TERRAIN DRIVE...UPSLOPE/UPCANYON
                       3 TO 6 MPH DURING THE MORNING. LOTS MORE
                       VARIABLITY DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH A MIXTURE
                       OF TERRAIN DRIVEN AND SOUTHERLY FLOW 5 TO 9
                       MPH. OCCASIONAL GUSTS IN THE MID TEENS.
                       STRONGER GUSTS AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 11 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/104500 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                       THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN A SLIGHT
                       CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                       MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......40 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 43-47.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 90-95 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........VARIABILITY ONCE AGAIN EARLY TO MID
                       EVENING BUT BEST CHANCE FOR SOUTHERLY WINDS
                       5 TO 8 MPH THROUGH MOST OF THE EVENING.
                       BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 5 MPH
                       BY LATE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......60 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69-73.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 42-47 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 6 MPH BECOMING
                       SOUTHERLY 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       OCCASIONAL GUSTS IN THE MID/UPPER TEENS.
                       GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                       THUNDERSTORMS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 19 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD/123500 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...50

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REQUESTED BY...RICKY MARTINEZ
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090520.GALLI.01/ABQ