FNUS74 KEPZ 030404
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR ABRAMS...STATE OF NEW MEXICO FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1004 PM MDT MON MAY 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2134 MDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.  WINDS
OVERNIGHT WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE...PRIMARILY DRIVEN BY DRAINAGE FLOWS.
TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE MID 30S OVERNIGHT...HELPING RH RECOVERY
WITH MAX RH REACHING 25-30% BY EARLY MORNING. WINDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON WILL
SHIFT TO SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST LESS THAN 15 MPH. REMAINING DRY THROUGH FRIDAY
WITH AFTERNOON SOUTHWEST WINDS MOSTLY BELOW 20 MPH. TEMPERATURES WARMING
BACK TO ABOVE NORMAL.


.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (LESS THAN 10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 6 KNOTS.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST
                    7 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6900-7100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 9 KNOTS.


.OUTLOOK WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...

MOSTLY CLEAR. WARMING BACK TO ABOVE NORMAL WITH HIGHS 80 TO 85 BY
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. LOWS 45 TO 50. AFTERNOON WINDS SOUTHWEST
10-15 MPH WED...SOUTH 8-12 MPH THURSDAY AND SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH
FRIDAY.


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FORECASTER...HEFNER
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110502.ABRAM.01/EPZ