FNUS74 KEPZ 080012
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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR ABRAMS...NM-SDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
612 PM MDT SAT MAY 7 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1742 MDT ON MAY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...

AN UPPER LOW WILL BE MOVING OUT OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND INTO
THE GREAT BASIN OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS WILL BRING RED
FLAG CONDITIONS SUNDAY AND MONDAY. WINDS WILL BE EVEN HIGHER ON MONDAY.
NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED WITH THIS UPCOMING SYSTEM.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLING OFF SLIGHTLY THROUGH
THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEK WITH HIGHS FALLING INTO THE LOWER TO MID
80S. WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHTER BY WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...BUT
SINGLE DIGITS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RETURN.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45 TO 50. WIND SHOULD KEEP MIN TEMP UP
MAX HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST SOUTHWEST  7 TO 15 MPH GUST 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-200 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 14 KNOTS. MARGINAL LATE
HAINES..............5.


.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........1-6 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 10 TO 15 MPH. BECOMING BY
                    AFTERNOON 12 TO 22 MPH GUST 28 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 17 KNOTS.  EXCELLENT.
HAINES..............5-6.


.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........2-7 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH GUSTS TO 35 MPH BY
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7800-9700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 24 KNOTS. EXCELLENT.
HAINES..............4.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). AREAS OF BLOWING
                    DUST IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO SOUTHWEST 13 TO 18 MPH
                    GUSTS TO 28 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 KNOTS. EXCELLENT.
HAINES..............4-5.



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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...BURN BOSS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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