FNUS75 KABQ 111836
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GALLINAS PILES RX...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1136 AM MST WED JAN 11 2012

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

DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT TO
TRACK OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
THIS WILL IMPROVE MIXING HEIGHTS AND TRANSPORT WINDS SUFFICIENTLY TO
RESULT IN GOOD VENTILATION THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...VENTILATION
RETURNS TO POOR THURSDAY AS WINDS ALOFT DECREASE. RH RECOVERY TONIGHT
SHOULD BE GOOD.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1130 MST 1/11/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 45-49.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 18-23 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 8 TO 18 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 25 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/112500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/44852 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/85500 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
                       SHOWERS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 4-8.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 74-79 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 37-41.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 22-27 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                       SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 8 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/36000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/10262 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/27000 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.

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REQUESTED BY...RANDY GARCA
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120111.GALLI.01/ABQ