FNUS74 KEPZ 071752
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR BACA...SILVER CITY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1152 AM MDT TUE JUN 7 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1120 MDT ON JUNE 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
A DRY WEST SOUTHWEST FLOW PATTERN WILL PREVAIL OVER SOUTHERN NEW
MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS THROUGH THE WEEKEND...BRINGING MOSTLY
BREEZY AFTERNOONS AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS. AT THIS TIME THE NEXT
CHANCE FOR ANY PRECIPITATION APPEARS TO BE NEXT WEEK AT EARLIEST.
THE HAINES INDEX WILL CONTINUE IN THE 5 AND 6 RANGE OVER ALL TODAY
AND WEDNESDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST  10 TO 15 MPH GUSTS TO 22 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 16 KNOTS. EXCELLENT.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH  7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-1400 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 KNOTS.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........4-9 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 11 TO 16 MPH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2600-3600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-6400 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 21 KNOTS.  EXCELLENT.


$$
FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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