FNUS75 KABQ 011820
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GALLINAS RX...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1120 AM MST WED FEB 1 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
LOWER VENTILATION TODAY BUT CERTAINLY IMPROVING ON THURSDAY AS A
PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL
AND CLOUD COVER WILL INCREASE AS A RESULT OF THE STORMS APPROACH.
IT APPEARS THAT THE BEST CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION WILL BE UP
TOWARDS THE COLORADO BORDER. HIGHER HUMIDITY ALSO EXPECTED ON
THURSDAY.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1135 MST 2/1/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH INCREASING HIGH CIRRUS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 52-54.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 22-24 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........MAINLY UPSLOPE/UPCANYON 2 TO 4 MPH BUT SOME
                       VARIABILITY EXPECTED. PERHAPS SOME SOUTHWEST
                       WIND INFLUENCE LATE...3 TO 5 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 9 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/40500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/11907 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/30775 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 25-29.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 42-47 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........MAINLY DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON 2 TO 4 MPH
                       BUT SOME SOUTHWESTERLY POSSIBLE 3 TO 5
                       MPH.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
                       IN THE MORNING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN
                       SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 47-51.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 30-35 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 21 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/168000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/82605 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/142500 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 20120201.GALLI.01/ABQ