FNUS75 KABQ 281625
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GALLINAS PILES RX...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
925 AM MST THU JAN 28 2010

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...

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

DISCUSSION...
AN ADDITIONAL 8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS
EVENING. THE PERIOD OF HEAVIEST SNOWFALL WILL OCCUR FROM LATE THIS
MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. AFTER MIDNIGHT OCCASIONAL SNOW
SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE WITH LITTLE OR NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION.
POOR VENTILATION WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY.
COLD AIR WILL LINGER THROUGH FRIDAY BEFORE SOME WARMING ON
SATURDAY.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MST 1/28/10
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SNOW.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......100 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....24-28.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 83-88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........NORTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       EAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .2500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......EAST 22 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....FAIR/55000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SNOW IN THE EVENING...THEN SCATTERED SNOW
                       SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......90 PERCENT BEFORE MIDNIGHT...40 PERCENT
                       AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....10-14.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 95-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........EAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                       BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-35.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 63-68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .2500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTH 12 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....POOR/30000 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...44

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REQUESTED BY...534-LEONARD SANDOVAL
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100128.GALLI.01/ABQ