FNUS75 KABQ 081830
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GALLINAS RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1130 AM MST WED FEB 8 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
WHILE WEATHER REMAINS DRY TODAY AND MOST IF NOT ALL OF TONIGHT...
THERE WILL BE AN INCREASING CHANCE OF LIGHT TO BRIEFLY MODERATE
SHOWERS...MOSTLY SNOW...FOR THURSDAY. ACCUMULATIONS MOST LIKELY NO
MORE THAN THE 1 TO 3 INCH RANGE AND POSSIBLY LESS DUE SOME MELTING OF
SNOW AS IT FALLS WHILE TEMPERATURES ARE ABOVE FREEZING. VERY GOOD TO
EXCELLENT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AT LEAST THE NEXT 2 TO 3 NIGHTS...BUT
VENTILATION RATES ONLY REACHING FAIR FOR AWHILE THIS AFTERNOON AND
STAYING IN THE POOR RANGE THURSDAY AND PERHAPS FRIDAY AS WELL.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1125 MST 2/8/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 48-51.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 20-24 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST THROUGH NORTH 6 TO 12 MPH. OCCASIONAL
                       AFTERNOON DIRECTION VARIABILITY DUE TO TERRAIN
                       EFFECTS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 11 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/55000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/11181 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING FAIR/55000 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW
                       SHOWERS AFTER 2 AM.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......10 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 18-22.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 78-83 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH THROUGH WEST 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING MORE
                       DIRECTION VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT.

FOR THURSDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......50 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 38-42.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 56-61 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........VARIABLE DIRECTION 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING
                       THEN MAINLY NORTHEAST THROUGH SOUTHEAST SIMILAR
                       SPEEDS.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHEAST 18 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/108000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/22568 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/18000 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...43

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REQUESTED BY...LEONARD SANDOVAL
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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