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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR GAGE...LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
127 AM MDT SUN JUN 5 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0054 MDT ON JUNE 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE THREAT OF DRY LIGHTNING AND STRONG GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS FROM
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE
MOISTURE WILL BECOME MORE DIFFUSE ON MONDAY AROUND THE AREA BUT THERE
SHOULD STILL BE ENOUGH AROUND FOR AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM. A DRIER
AIRMASS WILL MOVE IN TUESDAY THROUGH MUCH OF THE REMAINING WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS BY LATE MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10500-11500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 KNOTS.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-600 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 7 KNOTS.


.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 8 KNOTS.


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FORECASTER...HEFNER
REQUESTED BY...NM ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110605.GAGE_.01/EPZ