FNUS75 KABQ 121900
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GALLINAS PILES RX...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1200 PM MST THU JAN 12 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
LATEST MODEL SHOWS A SLIGHT IMPROVEMENT IN VENTILATION FOR FRIDAY
WITH A CATEGORY CHANGE. OTHERWISE LOWER VENTILATION. SURFACE
WINDS APPEAR TO BE A LITTLE STRONGER ON FRIDAY AS WELL.
TEMPERATURES SHOULD WARM SOME WHILE HUMIDITIES LOWER.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1130 MST 1/12/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH HIGH CIRRUS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 38-42.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 25-30 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH/SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 8 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/36000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/10130 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/27000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 8-12.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 48-52 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........QUICKLY BECOMING WEST/NORTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH
                       AS THE SUN SETS.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 46-50.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 17-22 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........VARIABLE DURING THE MORNING WITH A
                       COMBINATION OF UPSLOPE AND NORTH/NORTHWEST
                       4 TO 7 MPH. MORE SOLID WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS
                       6 TO 8 MPH DURING THE HEART OF THE
                       AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 10 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/45000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/15684 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING FAIR/45000 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...RANDY GARCA
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120112.GALLI.01/ABQ