FNUS74 KEPZ 080015
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR ABRAMS...NM-SDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
615 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...
BREEZY ERRATIC WINDS WILL SLOW BETWEEN 9 PM AND MIDNIGHT. VERY
POOR RH RECOVERIES EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. SUNDAY MORNING WILL SEE MAX
RH'S OF ONLY 10 PERCENT. IN ADDITION ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON MIN RH'S
WILL BE IN THE LOW SINGLE DIGITS AND THE WINDS WILL BE AT LEAST
5 TO 10 MPH STRONGER ON SUNDAY THAN THEY WERE ON SATURDAY.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 11 TO 21 MPH...DECREASING TO 5 TO 15
    AFTER 2100.
MIXING HEIGHT.......15500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 13 TO 14 KNOTS. MARGINAL.


.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........0-5 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000-9700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 16 KNOTS. EXCELLENT


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FORECASTER...BRICE
REQUESTED BY...BURN BOSS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110507.ABRAM.01/EPZ