FNUS74 KEPZ 041530
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR GAGE...NMLNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
930 AM MDT SAT JUN 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0906 MDT ON JUNE 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...THREAT OF DRY LIGHTNING AND STRONG GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FROM
   ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING...


.DISCUSSION...
ENOUGH RESIDUAL MOISTURE PERSISTS TODAY TO PRODUCE ISOLATED TO WIDELY
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY SHOULD SEE HIGHER MOISTURE TO THE WEST OF THE
SACRAMENTOS BUT STILL A SLIGHT RISK OF PM THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS (10%).
THEN SOME GRADUAL DRYING SHOULD SET IN AFTER MONDAY INTO THE REST OF
THE WEEK. THE HAINES INDEX WILL RUN AROUND 5 THIS AFTERNOON AND 3 FOR
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). ISOLATED TO
                    WIDELY SCT AFTN/EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20-30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 14300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 4 KNOTS. GOOD.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). ISOLATED TO
                    WIDELY SCT EARLY EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20-30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-600 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 9 KNOTS.


.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10500-12200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 8 KNOTS. VERY GOOD.


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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...NM ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110604.GAGE_.01/EPZ