FNUS75 KABQ 092149
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GALLINAS PILES RX...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
249 PM MST MON JAN 9 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM OVER WEST TEXAS WILL PULL AWAY TO THE
EAST OVERNIGHT. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD ACROSS THE REGION
OVERNIGHT BRINGING LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS AND COLD
TEMPERATURES. LIGHT TRANSPORT WINDS AND LOW MIXING HEIGHTS WILL
LEAD TO POOR VENTILATION ON TUESDAY. KW/17

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1500 MST 1/9/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                       PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 36-40.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 37-42 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       NORTHEAST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST 17 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/85000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/37126 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/67500 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 21-25.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 66-71 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH BECOMING
                       NORTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 52-56.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 30-35 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......2500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 12 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/30000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/5422 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/12500 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...RANDY GARCA
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120109.GALLI.01/ABQ