FNUS75 KABQ 051745
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GALLINAS PILES RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1045 AM MST TUE FEB 5 2013

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

DISCUSSION...
THE BALLOON SOUNDING SENT UP THIS MORNING BY THE OFFICE INDICATED
A STABLE LAYER UP TO NEARLY 14000 FEET MSL. EVEN WITH ABOVE NORMAL
SURFACE HEATING AND SUNNY SKIES...THIS STABLE LAYER WILL ONLY BE
MODIFIED AT LITTLE BIT. THUS LOOK FOR POOR VENTILATION RATINGS
THROUGHOUT THE DAY TODAY. A WEAK BACK DOOR FRONT HAS PUSHED INTO
PLAINS BUT WILL WASH OUT JUST SHY OF THE FIRE AREA. WINDS WILL
BE ON THE LIGHTER SIDE AND GENERALLY TERRAIN DOMINATED. HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL BE ON THE LOWER SIDE TODAY. MODERATE RECOVERIES
TONIGHT WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN HUMIDITY WEDNESDAY. THE BIG
STORY WILL BE MUCH IMPROVED VENTILATION RATES ON WEDNESDAY. WINDS
WILL INCREASE AND THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME A BIT MORE UNSTABLE
AS A SHORTWAVE PASSES OVERHEAD. VENT RATES SHOULD ENTER THE FAIR
CATEGORY BY LATE MORNING TOMORROW.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1050 MST 2/5/13
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 54-55.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 15-16 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 7 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 8 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......POOR/30736 KNOT-FT AT 1500 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/8632 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING POOR/30736 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 22-26.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 44-51 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........LIGHT DRAINAGE WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/24000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/2198 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR WEDNESDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY SUNNY MORNING...BECOMING PARTLY
                       CLOUDY DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH INCREASED
                       HIGH CLOUDS.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 54-58.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 18-19 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........MIXTURE OF SOUTHWEST WINDS AND TERRAIN
                       FLOWS 4 TO 6 MPH DURING THE MORNING
                       INCREASING AND BECOMING WESTERLY WINDS
                       9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......WEST 18 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......GOOD/75444 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/26296 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING GOOD/75000 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...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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