FNUS74 KEPZ 111811
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR FLANNIGAN...NM-SDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1211 PM MDT SAT JUN 11 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1150 MDT ON JUNE 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
CONTINUED DRY AND HOT CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER WEEK
AS DRY WEST SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL PERSIST INTO THE FIRST PART OF NEXT
WEEK. THIS WILL BRING LIGHT TO OCCASIONAL MODERATE AFTERNOON BREEZES . MOST
OF THE MORE ACTIVE WEATHER INCLUDING HIGHER WINDS AND CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS SHOULD STAY JUST TO THE NORTH OF ALL OUR FIRE WEATHER ZONES. FIRE
DANGER WILL BE ENHANCED SOME ON SUNDAY WITH OVERALL WINDS ABOUT 5 KNOTS HIGHER.
TEMPERATURES WILL RUN ABOUT 10 DEG ABOVE NORMAL. AFTERNOON HAINES INDEX
VALUES WILL RUN MOSTLY AROUND 6 WITH A FEW 5 AREAS ON BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

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.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........2-7 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO SOUTHWEST  7 TO 12 MPH
                    BY MID AFTN 10 TO 15 MPH G 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 14 KNOTS. EXCELLENT


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT. NOT MUCH RH RECOVERY OVERNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 11 KNOTS.


.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........1-6 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH 13 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
                    GUST 23 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11500-12500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 KNOTS. EXCELLENT.



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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110611.FLANN.01/EPZ