FNUS75 KABQ 191612
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GALLINAS PILES RX...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
912 AM MST WED JAN 19 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN BY LATE MORNING WITH
GUSTY WESTERLY WINDS TO FOLLOW THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
MIXING AND VENTILATION WILL BECOME VERY GOOD AS WELL. AN UPPER
LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL SLIDE ACROSS THE
REGION OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS AND COLDER
TEMPERATURES WILL BE THE MAIN IMPACTS.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0925 MST 1/19/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 53-57.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 23-28 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 16 TO
                       26 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 36 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/108000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/6500 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/108000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN
                       THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW AFTER
                       MIDNIGHT.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 13-17.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 88-93 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTH
                       7 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 25
                       MPH.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
                       IN THE MORNING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 38-42.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 36-41 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........EAST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                       IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 11 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/55000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/1500 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING FAIR/40000 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...ANDREW VALDEZ
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110119.GALLI.01/ABQ