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SPOT FORECAST FOR ABRAMS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
256 PM MDT WED APR 27 2011

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR ABRAMS...NMSF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
244 PM MDT WED APR 27 2011
THIS TIME WITH DISCUSSION

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1408 MDT ON APRIL 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE NEW MEXICO TODAY AND THURSDAY GIVING A
BREAK TO THE WINDY CONDITIONS AND BRINGING SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPS AND
A LITTLE HIGHER RH VALUES WEDNESDAY BUT WARMER AGAIN AND DRIER ON
THURSDAY. HOWEVER...ANOTHER HOWEVER ANOTHER STRONG DISTURBANCE WILL
MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ROCKIES FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
BRINGING HIGH WINDS AND A RETURN OF RED FLAG CONDITIONS.






WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........3-8 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST NORTHWEST TO NORTH6 TO 12 MPH ISOLATED GUST
                    TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......TO 7600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 7 KNOTS.
                    SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON. GOOD.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........23 TO 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST AROUND 2-7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1800 FT AGL.NORTH EAST AROUND 7 KNOTS.
                    SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON. POOR

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........3 TO 8 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST TO SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO
THE
                    SOUTH SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 7 KNOTS.
                    SOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON. GOOD.

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REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE