FNUS74 KEPZ 300407
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR ABRAMS...NM-SDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1007 PM MDT FRI APR 29 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1855 MDT ON APRIL 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BE MOVING INTO THE FOUR CORNERS REGION
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS PATTERN WILL KEEP WINDS BREEZY TO
WINDY THROUGH SATURDAY WITH A DECREASE IN WIND SPEEDS TO 10 TO 20 MPH
ON SUNDAY. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING...SHIFTING WINDS AROUND TO THE NORTHEAST
AT 10 TO 20 MPH. THE COLD FRONT WILL LOWER TEMPERATURES AND RAISE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 KNOTS.


.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........3-8 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY..WEST 14 TO 24 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 20 KNOTS.

.THREE DAY OUTLOOK...

SUNDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 70S WITH
CONTINUED LOW RELATIVE RELATIVE HUMIDITY. SOUTHWEST WINDS FROM
THE SOUTHWEST AND WEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
AT 1O TO 20 MPH LATE AFTERNOON TO EARLY SUNDAY EVENING.
MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY AND COOLER WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL JUMP TO 55 TO 60 PERCENT IN THE
MORNING WITH A DROP OFF TO 20 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL BE FROM THE EAST AT 5 TO 15 MPH.
TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY WITH HIGHS NEAR 70. RELATIVE HUMIDITY
VALUES NEAR 50 PERCENT IN THE MORNING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WINDS SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LUNDEEN
REQUESTED BY...BURN BOSS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110429.ABRAM.01/EPZ