FNUS75 KABQ 141544
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GALLINAS PILES RX...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
844 AM MST THU JAN 14 2010

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

DISCUSSION...CLOUDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST TODAY AS A LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM DIVES TOWARD THE BOOTHEEL OF THE STATE. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS WELL...CONTINUING INTO THE OVERNIGHT.
CHANCES FOR SIGNIFICANT WETTING RAIN ARE SLIM WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS
GENERALLY REMAINING A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH OR LESS. HUMIDITY
WILL ONLY FALL TO NEAR 35 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON WITH COOLER
TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 40S. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT FROM THE
NORTHEAST. EXCELLENT HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL ENSUE TONIGHT. SLIGHTLY
WARMER TEMPERATURES...LIGHT WINDS...AND DRIER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED FOR FRIDAY ALONG WITH POOR VENTILATION.


FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0855 MST 1/14/10
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN
                       THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                       IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-46.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........LIGHT AND VARIABLE WITH OCCASIONAL BREEZES
                       FROM THE NORTHEAST AT 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .6000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST 16 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....GOOD/96000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
                       SHOWERS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....13-17.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........NORTHEAST WINDS 6 TO 9 MPH...BECOMING
                       TERRAIN DOMINATED AT LESS THAN 5 MPH IN THE
                       LATE EVENING.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-48.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .4500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH 7 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....POOR/31500 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...LEONARD SANDOVAL
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100114.GALLI.01/ABQ