FNUS75 KABQ 301453
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GALLINA WUI RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
853 AM MDT MON APR 30 2012

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

DISCUSSION...
MID LEVEL DRY SLOT HAS OVERTAKEN THE AREA AND LOOK FOR HUMIDITIES
TO LOWER ACCORDINGLY WHILE TEMPERATURES WARM. POOR RECOVERIES
EXPECTED ALONG THE MID SLOPE AREAS TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE
BETWEEN MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS NEAR WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT INCREASE
AHEAD OF A WEAKER PACIFIC TROUGH. HAINES OF 5 EXPECTED TODAY WITH
SLIGHT ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 0830 MDT 4/30/12
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67-71.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 10-13 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........NORTH WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO
                       WEST/NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                       SOME GUSTS IN THE LOWER 20S EXPECTED LATE IN
                       THE HIGHER CANOPY.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 18 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/234000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/173975 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/236407 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38-41.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 31-36 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                       BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 7 MPH.

FOR TUESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 69-73.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 11-13 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........DEVELOPING NORTH WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH MID MORNING.
                       WINDS BECOMING WESTERLY 6 TO 10 MPH BY 1300.
                       WEST/SOUTHWEST WINDS AND INCREASING TO 11 TO
                       15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 29 MPH
                       ACROSS THE EXPOSED HIGHER RIDGES OR ACROSS
                       THE UPPER CANOPY.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......13000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 27 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/351000 KNOT-FT.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/160099 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/350326 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...DENNIS WOODS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120430.GALLI.01/ABQ