FNUS75 KABQ 081754
FWSABQ

SPOT FORECAST FOR GALLINAS PILES RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
1054 AM MST FRI FEB 8 2013

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

DISCUSSION...
SOUTHWEST WINDS BECOMING GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON AS LOW PRESSURE
DEEPENS OVER WESTERN NEW MEXICO WITH STRONG UPPER LEVEL WINDS
OVER THE BURN. RAPID COOLING AND DRYING TREND THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...WITH SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING WEST OF THE BURN AS
TEMPERATURES DROP AND CLOUDS INCREASE...WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS
OVER THE BURN THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. HUMIDITIES FALLING
INTO THE UPPER TEENS PCT SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH GUSTY WINDS
MAY FLIRT WITH RED FLAG CRITERIA AT TIMES. IMPROVING VENTILATION
BY AFTERNOON TODAY...WITH NO VENTILATION ISSUES ON SATURDAY.

FOR PLANNED IGNITION TIME OF 1115 MST 2/8/13
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 51-53.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 31-34 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 7 TO 9 MPH INCREASING TO
                       SOUTH 9 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP
                       TO 30 MPH.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTH 25 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......VERY GOOD/112500 KNOT-FT AT 1400 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...POOR/34272 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING VERY GOOD/112500 KNOT-FT BY
                       MID-AFTERNOON.

FOR TONIGHT
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......0 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MIN 23-25.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MAX 50-53 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 12 TO
                       17 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.
   VENTILATION TREND...GOOD/80500 KNOT-FT BY EARLY-EVENING BECOMING
                       POOR/28500 KNOT-FT BY LATE-EVENING.

FOR SATURDAY
   CLOUDS/WEATHER......PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                       MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS
                       DEVELOPING FROM NOON ONWARD.
   CHC OF PRECIP.......20 PERCENT.
   TEMPERATURE.........MAX 47-49.
   RELATIVE HUMIDITY...MIN 19-22 PERCENT.
   20 FOOT WIND........SOUTHWEST WINDS 12 TO 22 MPH INCREASING TO
                       24 TO 34 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
   MIXING HEIGHT.......7000 FT AGL.
   TRANSPORT WIND......SOUTHWEST 42 KNOTS.
   MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT/291649 KNOT-FT AT 1300 LOCAL.
   VENTILATION TREND...EXCELLENT/157033 KNOT-FT AROUND MID-MORNING
                       BECOMING EXCELLENT/280000 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...25

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REQUESTED BY...SANTA FE NATIONAL FOREST
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130208.GALLI.01/ABQ