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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR ABRAMS...NMSF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
534 AM MDT SAT APR 30 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0118 MDT ON APRIL 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT
THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL GIVE US MORE WINDS
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WE WILL SEE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS BY LATE
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER ON SUNDAY...THEN SUNDAY
NIGHT A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA AND SWING OUR WINDS
AROUND TO THE EAST. WINDS LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY WILL BE
FROM THE EAST AT 10 TO 20 MPH. BEHIND THE FRONT WE WILL SEE MUCH
COOLER TEMPERATURES...WITH AN INCREASE IN MORNING RH'S.
TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN TO SEASONAL AVERAGES BY THE MIDDLE PART
OF THE WEEK...WITH WINDS SWINGING BACK AROUND TO THE WEST ON
WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........2-7 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY..WEST 11 TO 16 MPH INCREASING TO
                    21 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 19 KNOTS. 21 TO 25 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY..WEST 16 TO 25 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-200 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 13 KNOTS. NORTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........3-8 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 8
                    TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 11 KNOTS. 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.


.DETAILED WIND INFORMATION...

WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND FROM THE SOUTHWEST THIS MORNING...BUT BY
EARLY AFTERNOON WE WILL SEE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS. HERE ARE THE
DETAILS:

FOR SATURDAY-

0800 25010 MPH
1000 25016G24 MPH
1200 25024G30 MPH
1400 24028G36 MPH
1600 24030G40 MPH
1800 25030G40 MPH

FOR SUNDAY-

0800 DRAINAGE
1000 32004 MPH
1200 21011 MPH
1400 21014 MPH
1600 21015 MPH
1800 22013 MPH
2100 05010 MPH ****COLD FRONT WIND SHIFT***
0000 09012G20MPH


.THREE DAY OUTLOOK...

MONDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY AND COOLER WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES BE HIGHER WITH READING OF 55 TO 60
PERCENT IN THE MORNINGS...BUT STILL DRY...AROUND 20 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. WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY
AND WARMER WITH HIGHS NEAR 80. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES NEAR 30
PERCENT IN THE MON RING TO NEAR 10 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS
BECOMING SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 15 MPH.

$$
FORECASTER...BRICE
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110430.ABRAM.01/EPZ