FNUS74 KEPZ 231415
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR ABRAMS...NM-SDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
815 AM MDT SAT APR 23 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0755 MDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM
MDT THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
THE REGION WILL STAY UNDER A FAST PROGRESSIVE FLOW PATTERN WHICH WILL
KEEP WINDS GOING THROUGH AT LEAST THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK.
EXPECT WINDS TODAY SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY...POSSIBLY A FEW MPH GREATER.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE FALLING INTO THE
5 TO 10 PERCENT RANGE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. AN UPPER TROUGH WILL BE
CROSSING THE REGION LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON WHICH WILL INCREASE WINDS
INTO THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH HIGHER GUSTS. MONDAY WILL BE SIMILAR
TO SUNDAY...BUT TUESDAY LOOKS TO BE THE WINDIEST DAY OF THE NEXT
5 TO 7 DAYS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 87.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-9 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST 15
                    TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 32 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 14 KNOTS.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MAX HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 15 TO 20 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 4 TO 9 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 KNOTS.


.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 9 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 20 TO 28
                    MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 14 KNOTS.


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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...BURN BOSS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110423.ABRAM.01/EPZ