FNUS74 KEPZ 061427
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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR KNIGHT FIRE...SILVER CITY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
827 AM MDT MON JUN 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0746 MDT ON JUNE 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
ENOUGH RESIDUAL MOISTURE REMAINS FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH
STRONG GUSTY WINDS MAINLY EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE TODAY. DRYING FROM
THE WEST WILL SPREAD EASTWARD TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY INTO THE
WEEKEND. BY WEDNESDAY AND BEYOND TEMPERATURES WILL WARM BACK TO WELL
ABOVE NORMAL.RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TODAY IN ZONE 110 AND
MAINLY IN THE NORTHERN HALF OF THAT ZONE IN CATRON COUNTY. ZONES 110
AND 111 (IN GENERAL WEST OF THE RIO GRANDE) WILL BE UNDER A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE HAINES INDEX WILL BE IN THE 5 AND 6
RANGE MONDAY AND TUESDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    15 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10700-12200 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 21 KNOTS. EXCELLENT



.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 17 TO 22 MPH DECREASING TO 6 TO 10
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-400 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 14 KNOTS. POOR TO MARGINAL



.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........4-9 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY..SOUTH 6 TO 11 MPH INCREASING
                    TO 17 TO 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 14 KNOTS. EXCELLENT.

                   .

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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110606.KNIGH.01/EPZ