FNUS75 KABQ 261552
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GALLINAS FIRE...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
952 AM MDT WED MAY 26 2010

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

DISCUSSION...
MOISTURE HAS MOVED IN ACROSS THE SANGRE DE CRISTOS OVERNIGHT. THIS
WILL CONTINUE TO FUEL VARIABLE CLOUD COVER AND SHOWERS AND STORMS.
SOME OF THE STORMS WILL CONTAIN WETTING RAIN BUT ALSO GUSTY
OUTFLOW WINDS. STORMS WILL TEND TO MOVE FROM SOUTH TO NORTH OR
SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. LOOK FOR THE
INITIAL BUILDUPS BETWEEN 1200 TO 1330. GOOD TO EXCELLENT HUMIDITY
RECOVERY OVERNIGHT WITH WINDS LOWERING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT.

FOR TODAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF
                       SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 34-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........SOUTH/SOUTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTH 9 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP
                       TO 25 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                       NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT....... .9000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHEAST 19 KNOTS.
   VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/171000 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.......30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-51.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 77-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT).........WINDS WILL BE A BIT VARIABLE DURING THE
                       EVENING DUE TO DYING THUNDERSTORMS. MOST
                       LIKELY DIRECTION WOULD BE SOUTHEAST WINDS
                       7 TO 11 MPH. WINDS EVENTUALLY LIGHTER
                       SOUTHEAST WIND BY LATE EVENING AND PERHAPS
                       TURNING LIGHT DRAINAGE FOR A PERIOD LATE
                       TONIGHT. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                       NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

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...PAUL MONTOYA
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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