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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CHIMENEA RX...SILVER CITY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
744 AM MDT SAT APR 30 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0750 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...

.DISCUSSION...
ONE MORE DAY OF BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AS AN UPPER
TROUGH DIGS INTO THE FOUR CORNERS REGION. TEMPERATURES WILL COOLING
DOWN ABOUT 5 DEGREES EACH OF THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS THIS TROUGH
APPROACHES BUT MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN IN THE SINGLE
DIGITS. WINDS WILL BE SHIFTING AROUND TO THE NORTHWEST ON SUNDAY AS
THE TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE BURN AREA. EVEN LIGHTER WINDS ARE EXPECTED
ON MONDAY OUT OF THE NORTH-NORTHEAST BEHIND A COLD FRONT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-9 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH BECOMING WEST AND
                    INCREASING TO 18 TO 28 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH
                    BY 2 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 20 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........VERY GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-29.
MAX HUMIDITY........28-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 14 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 11 KNOTS.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-8 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 11 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........GOOD.

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