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FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CHIMENEA RX...SILVER CITY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
624 PM MDT FRI APR 29 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1830 MDT ON APRIL 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BE DIVING THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN AND
INTO THE FOUR CORNERS REGION OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS WILL
KEEP THE WINDS GOING THROUGH SATURDAY WITH VERY DRY CONDITIONS
CONTINUING. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL DOWN INTO THE 30S TONIGHT WITH
HIGHS ON SATURDAY DROPPING ABOUT 5-7 DEGREES COMPARED TO TODAY.
AS THE TROUGH MOVES CLOSER ON SUNDAY...WINDS WILL START TO DECREASE
BUT WILL STILL LIKELY REMAIN IN THE 10-20 MPH RANGE WITH TEMPERATURES
ANOTHER 5 DEGREES COOLER THAN SATURDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........31-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH DECREASING
                    TO 15 TO 25 MPH BY MIDNIGHT...THEN BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST
                    AND DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH BY 3 AM.

.SATURDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-8 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 40 MPH BY NOON.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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