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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR ABRAMS...NMSF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1105 PM MDT SAT APR 30 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2131 MDT ON APRIL 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL REMAIN GENERALLY FROM THE WEST FROM MUCH OF THE DAY WITH
AN INCREASE IN SPEED AND GUSTINESS IN THE AFTERNOON.  A COLD FRONT
WILL SHIFT WINDS AROUND TO THE EAST IN THE EARLY EVENING AND WILL
BE POTENTIALLY GUSTY ALONG WEST SLOPES.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........0-5 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING TO 13 TO 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9900-11200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 KNOTS.


.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 14 TO 16 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST 9 TO 13 MPH IN THE EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-1300 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 13 KNOTS.

                    NORTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8400-9500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 7 KNOTS.

DETAILED WIND INFORMATION AS REQUESTED

GENERALLY DRAINAGE AND LIGHT WEST WINDS IN THE MORNING BUT WILL INCREASE
IN THE AFTERNOON TO THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE FROM THE WEST. STRONGEST GUSTS
WILL GENERALLY EAST OF THE RIDGE LINE AND NEAR PASSES AND THROUGH GAPS
IN THE ORGAN MOUNTAIN CHAIN. EXPECT FRONTAL PASSAGE AND WIND SHIFT TO
THE EAST IN THE 1900 TO 2100 LOCAL TIME.

FOR SUNDAY.....INDIAN HOLLOW AREA.......NARROWS AREA

0800 NW 09 G18 MPHW  07 G15 MPH
1000W  11 G18 MPHW  08 G15 MPH
1200W  13 G20 MPHW  10 G18 MPH
1400W  15 G25 MPHW  12 G20 MPH
1600W  15 G25 MPHW  12 G20 MPH
1800W  17 G27 MPHW  13  20 MPH

FOR MONDAY.....INDIAN HOLLOW AREA.......NARROWS AREA

0800N  08 G12 MPHNE 11 G15 MPH
1000NE 08 G12 MPHE  12 G17 MPH
1200NE 10 G15 MPHE  14 G20 MPH
1400NE 10 G15 MPHE  14 G20 MPH
1600NE 10 G15 MPHE  14 G20 MPH
1800E  09 G15 MPHE  14 G20 MPH

.THREE DAY OUTLOOK...

TUESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE 35 TO 40 PERCENT IN THE
MORNING...LOWERING TO 12 TO 16 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL SOUTHEAST AT 5 TO 15 MPH.
WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER 80S.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE 25 TO 30 PERCENT IN THE
MORNING...LOWERING TO 5 TO 10 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL BE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 5 TO 15 MPH.
THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 80S.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL BE 20 TO 25 PERCENT IN THE
MORNING...LOWERING TO 5 TO 8 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL BE SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...LUNDEEN
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110430.ABRAM.02/EPZ