FNUS75 KABQ 091821
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GALLINAS RX...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1121 AM MST THU FEB 9 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
MUCH BETTER VENTILATION RATE EXPECTED TODAY FOLLOWING THE TROUGH
PASSAGE. LOWER VENTILATION FRIDAY. COOLER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES
EXPECTED THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION IS OFF
FAR TO THE EAST BUT STRAY SNOW OR MIXED RAIN AND SNOW SHOWER
DEVELOPING BETWEEN MID AFTERNOON AND EVENING NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION
TODAY. EXPECTING VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AT LEAST
THE NEXT COUPLE OF NIGHTS. OF NOTE FOR WINDS...DUE TO PRESENCE OF A
WEAK COLD FRONT VERY NEAR THE BURN AREA MUCH OF THE DAY WIND
DIRECTION LIKELY TO BE MORE VARIABLE AND HARDER TO PRECISELY FORECAST
TODAY.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1115 MST 2/9/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
                       AFTER 2 PM.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......30 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 50-53.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 23-27 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........VARIABLE DIRECTION 5 TO 12 MPH. MORE OFTEN
                       THAN NOT DIRECTION WILL BE FROM THE NORTHWEST
                       THROUGH NORTHEAST.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......NORTHWEST 19 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/133000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/49579 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/105709 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 17-22.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 75-80 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED 9 MPH OR LESS
                       AFTER 9 PM.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 45-50.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 25-30 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST THROUGH NORTH 5 TO 11 MPH INCREASING TO
                       8 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......3500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 19 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/66500 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/21067 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING FAIR/54578 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
.TAG 20120209.GALLI.01/ABQ