FNUS75 KABQ 241251
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GALLINAS FIRE...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
651 AM MDT MON MAY 24 2010

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

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...

DISCUSSION...
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM MID MORNING THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL PEAK BETWEEN 12 PM
AND 3 PM WITH GUSTS AT THE 20 FOOT LEVEL APPROACHING 40 MPH AT
-TIMES. MIXING WILL DROP HUMIDITY VALUES INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TO
LOWER TEENS WITH FAIR TO POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES EXPECTED. LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE WILL INCREASE BY TUESDAY AS WINDS SHIFT INTO THE
EAST AND SOUTHEAST. CHANCES FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL
INCREASE BY MID WEEK AND CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN CLEARING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-62.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 7-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTHWEST WINDS 21 TO 31 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .5000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 39 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/195000 KNOT-FT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-36.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING
                       BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH.
                       GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-70.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTHEAST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTH 13 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
                       UP TO 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                       EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .11500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 22 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/253000 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...17

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REQUESTED BY...PAUL MONTOYA
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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