FNUS75 KABQ 231629
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GALLINAS PILES...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
929 AM MST WED FEB 23 2011

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

DISCUSSION...
VENTILATION WILL BE PRETTY GOOD THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. A WEAK
DISTURBANCE WILL CROSS OVER NORTHERN NEW MEXICO TONIGHT INTO
THURSDAY BUT MOST OF THE SHOWER ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH IT WILL
REMAIN TO THE WEST OF THE FIRE SITE. TEMPERATURES WILL TREND COOLER
AND HUMIDITY WILL TREND HIGHER ON THURSDAY. BETTER HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES EXPECTED TONIGHT. QUITE A DIFFERENCE IN THE SURFACE WIND
SPEEDS WILL BE REALIZED WITHIN A CLOSED CANOPY CONIFER FOREST VERSUS
AN OPEN MESA RIDGE. BREEZES WILL BE FELT WITHIN THE CANOPY.
PRESENCE OF A MID LEVEL DRY SLOT WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE
FIRE AREA TODAY...THUS LOWER HUMIDITY BUT PUSH OFF TO THE EAST ON
THURSDAY.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0940 MST 2/23/11
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 43-47.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 15-16 PERCENT BUT 4 TO 6 PERCENT HIGHER
                       WITHIN THE CLOSED CANOPY CONIFER FOREST.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 13 MPH INCREASING
                       TO 13 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP
                       27 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 25 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/137500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/60833 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/132000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 27-29.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 60-65 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 8 TO 14 MPH ALONG THE EXPOSED
                       RIDGES AND LIGHTER WITHIN THE CLOSED
                       CANOPY. GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 38-42.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 27-32 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO
                       20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 33 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 32 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/160000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/77852 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/140000 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...50

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REQUESTED BY...LEONARD SANDOVAL
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110223.GALLI.01/ABQ