FNUS74 KEPZ 262056
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR ABRAMS...NMSF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
256 PM MDT TUE APR 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1441 MDT ON APRIL 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG WINDS ALOFT AND A SURFACE LOW ACROSS NORTHEASTERN NEW
MEXICO WILL BRING STRONG WINDS WITH AREAS OF BLOWING DUST INTO
THIS EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS...COMBINED WITH LOW HUMIDITY AND
VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER RATINGS...WILL CONTINUE TO BRING CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS INTO LATE THIS EVENING. WINDS THIS
EVENING WILL BE SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH
POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL TURN NORTHWEST TO NORTH AND DIMINISH TO
AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. A BREAK IN THE
WINDS IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WITH SLIGHTLY COOLER
TEMPERATURES...THEN WINDS WILL LIKELY PICK UP AGAIN ON FRIDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). AREAS OF BLOWING DUST.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY..WEST 25-35 MPH GUSTS OF 45-55 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9600 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 37 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT (355000 KNOT-FT).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY..WEST 25 TO 26 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-400 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 19 KNOTS.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-6800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 14 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........GOOD (84000 KNOT-FT).

$$
FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110426.ABRAM.01/EPZ