FNUS74 KEPZ 282055
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR ABRAMS...NMSF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
255 PM MDT THU APR 28 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1427 MDT ON APRIL 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY...

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT FRIDAY...

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

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SLOWLY APPROACHING THE REGION...WILL
BRING INCREASING WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 FOOT WINDS TO UPPER REACHES OF
THE BURN SITE STARTING BY THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.  NO PRECIPITATION
WILL OCCUR WITH THIS FEATURE...MAINLY PERIODS OF HIGH CLOUDS WILL BE
THE RULE.  EXPECT HIGH WINDS ALSO FOR SATURDAY...GIVEN SLOW MOVEMENT
OF THIS FEATURE. HAINES INDICES WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 5 THROUGH FRIDAY.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-8 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH INCREASING
                    TO 25 TO 35 MPH MID DAY.  OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 22 KNOTS.


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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110428.ABRAM.01/EPZ