FNUS75 KABQ 240438
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GALLINAS...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1038 PM MDT SUN MAY 23 2010

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM MDT MONDAY...

DISCUSSION...UPPER LOW AND ASSOCIATED TROUGH TO SWING THROUGH
FOUR CORNERS REGION TONIGHT AND OVER NORTHERN NEW MEXICO MONDAY
MORNING. IN ADDITION...SURFACE LOW OVER FOUR CORNERS TO MOVE
TO EASTERN COLORADO MONDAY MORNING. THE COMBINATION OF THESE
FEATURES WILL RESULT IN GUSTY AND OR ERRATIC WINDS TONIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING BEFORE WINDS SHIFT TO THE WEST AND DIMINISH LATER
MONDAY AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH THE DRYLINE WAS TRACKING WESTWARD
THIS EVENING...MOISTURE WILL LIKELY NOT BE DEEP ENOUGH TO REACH
THE BURN SITE...THEREFORE OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERY WILL BE POOR.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-46.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTH WINDS 16 TO 26 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS
                       UP TO 40 MPH.

FOR MONDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-62.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO
                       30 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .5000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 39 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/195000 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.

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REQUESTED BY...ANDREW VALDEZ
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100523.GALLI.02/ABQ