FNUS74 KEPZ 221848
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR ABRAMS...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1248 PM MDT FRI APR 22 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1207 MDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
EARLY SATURDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
THE SOUTHERN END OF A FAST MOVING SWINGING THROUGH THE SOUTHERN
ROCKIES THIS AFTERNOON...WILL BRING INCREASING 20-FOOT WEST-SOUTHWEST
WINDS TO THE BURN SITE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.  TROUGH WILL MOVE
OUT OF THE AREA LATE TODAY...WITH INCREASING HIGH CLOUD COVER IN ITS WAKE
STARTING LATER THIS AFTERNOON.  HAINES INDICES WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 5
THROUGH SATURDAY. DUE TO NATURE OF THE BURN LOCATION...LOCATION EAST OF THE
RIDGE LINE...WILL LIKELY MEAN STRONGER WESTERLY DOWN SLOPE WINDS AND GUSTS
LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH...INCREASING
                    TO 15 TO 20 MPH MID AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO 28 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 18 KNOTS.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH EARLY...BECOMING LIGHT
                    AND VARIABLE WITH LOCAL DRAINAGES DEVELOPING AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-200 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 12 KNOTS.


.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH THROUGH MID MORNING...INCREASING
                    TO 18 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO 38 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 14 KNOTS.


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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110422.ABRAM.01/EPZ