FNUS74 KEPZ 011915 FWSEPZ FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR ABRAMS...NMSF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 115 PM MDT SUN MAY 1 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1233 MDT ON MAY 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE BURN AREA THIS EVENING WITH DEW POINTS RISING INTO THE 20S BEHIND IT. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR MUCH BETTER RH RECOVERIES TONIGHT. INITIAL PUSH OF COLD AIR COULD BRING A COUPLE OF HOURS OF GUSTY WINDS. TEMPERATURES TOMORROW WILL LIKELY BE 10 TO 15 DEGREES COOLER THAN TODAY WITH THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS ONLY REACHING AROUND 50 DEGREES. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT AROUND TO THE SOUTHEAST DURING THE DAY TUESDAY WITH DRIER AIR RETURNING. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73. MIN HUMIDITY........7-12 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12200 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 18 KNOTS. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41. MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-700 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 10 KNOTS. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64. MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8800-9800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 7 KNOTS. WIND SHIFT IS EXPECTED AROUND SUNSET LIKELY BETWEEN 1900-2100. WINDS COULD GET GUSTY IN FAVORED GAPS AND CANYONS FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS WITH THE INITIAL PUSH OF COLD AIR. EXPECT TO SEE BIG JUMP IN RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WITH THE FRONT MOVING THROUGH. WINDS SHOULD REMAIN FAIRLY CONSTANT AROUND 10 MPH MONDAY OUT OF THE N TO NE WITH LIMITED GUSTING POTENTIAL. FOR SUNDAY.....INDIAN HOLLOW AREA.......NARROWS AREA 1400WSW 10 G20 MPHW 12-15 G20 MPH 1600W 15 G25 MPHW 15-20 G25 MPH 1800W 10 G20 MPHW 10-15 G20 MPH 2000 NE 10-15 G20 MPH NE 10-15 G20 MPH FOR MONDAY.....INDIAN HOLLOW AREA.......NARROWS AREA 0800NE 08 G15 MPHENE 5-10 G15 MPH 1000NE 08 G12 MPHN 10 MPH 1200NE 10 G15 MPHN 10 MPH 1400NE 10 G15 MPHN 10 MPH 1600NE 10 G15 MPHN 10 MPH 1800NE 08 G15 MPHN 10 MPH $$ FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ REQUESTED BY...IC REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110501.ABRAM.01/EPZ