FNUS75 KABQ 071738
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GALLINAS PILES RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1038 AM MST THU FEB 7 2013

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

DISCUSSION...
POOR TO FAIR VENTILATION AND WEAKER TRANSPORT WINDS ARE FORECAST
TODAY AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE PASSES OVER THE AREA. HOWEVER...
WINDS IN THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE WILL BEGIN TO RESPOND TO AN APPROACHING
VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. GUSTY UPVALLEY OR
SOUTH WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED FRIDAY WITH A SHORT-LIVED WARMING TREND.
VENTILATION WILL IMPROVE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS WELL. WINDS AND
VENTILATION WILL TREND UP SIGNIFICANTLY SATURDAY BEFORE A COLD FRONT
PUSHES THROUGH. A SIGNIFICANT COOL DOWN WITH AN UPTREND IN RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES IS STILL EXPECTED BY LATE SATURDAY...CONTINUING THROUGH
MUCH OF NEXT WEEK.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST 2/7/13
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......SUNNY...WITH A SCATTERED CUMULUS DEVELOPING
                       AFTERNOON.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 51-55.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 32-36 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........TERRAIN DOMINATED LESS THAN 8 MPH BECOMING
                       SOUTH 7 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 11 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......FAIR/48000 KNOT-FT AT 1700 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/8385 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING FAIR/43141 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......MOSTLY CLEAR.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 23-27.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 75-80 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 10 MPH.
   VENTILATION TREND...FAIR/48000 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/38500 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR FRIDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 53-57.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 27-31 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 7 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO
                       20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......5000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 27 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/132309 KNOT-FT AT 1600 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/67919 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/132309 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...11

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REQUESTED BY...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
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