FNUS75 KABQ 150214
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GALLINA...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
714 PM MST TUE DEC 14 2010

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

DISCUSSION...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE TO REMAIN IN PLACE OVERNIGHT WITH LIGHT
WESTERLY WINDS EXPECTED AT THE 20 FOOT LEVEL. BY WEDNESDAY
MORNING...EXPECT A STRENGTHENING LEE SIDE SURFACE TROUGH TO
DEVELOP OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS. THIS WILL PROVIDE WINDY
CONDITIONS ALONG THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN CHAIN AND POINTS EAST WITH
20 FOOT WESTERLY WINDS INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH OVER THE BURN
SITE BY AFTERNOON...HIGHER GUSTS TO NEAR 20 MPH POSSIBLE. AN UPPER
LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL APPROACH FROM THE WEST LATER WEDNESDAY.
THIS SYSTEM MAY PRODUCE SOME SCATTERED LIGHT RAIN AND HIGH
ELEVATION SNOW SHOWERS BY WEDNESDAY EVENING INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 24-28.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 48-53 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 50-54.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 25-30 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO
                       15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 31 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/124000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/4500 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/100000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

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...DONALD VIGIL
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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