FNUS74 KEPZ 121807
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR FLANNAGAN...SILVER CITY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1207 PM MDT SUN JUN 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1146 MDT ON JUNE 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN PLACE OVER SSE NEW MEXICO AND DRY MODERATE
WSW WINDS ALOFT CONTINUE OVER THE REST OF NEW MEXICO FOR MUCH OF THIS
WEEK PROVIDING CONTINUED DRYING WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS AND BREEZY MAINLY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING WINDS. A MINOR IMPULSE ALOFT WILL KEEP WINDS BREEZY
UP TO ABOUT MIDNIGHT. POOR OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERY WILL CONTINUE IN MOST
LOCATIONS.  OVERALL WINDS WILL BE AROUND 5 TO 8 MPH HIGHER THAN YESTERDAY
BUT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SHOULD STILL REMAIN NORTH OF THE SPOT
ZONE SO THE ZONE MAY BRIEFLY GO IN AN OUT OF CRITICAL WIND VALUES. THE HAINES
INDEX WILL BE 6 BY AFTERNOON AND RUN 5 TO 6 ON MONDAY. MIN RH VALUES WILL
GENERALLY REMAIN IN THE SINGLE DIGITS SUNDAY AND MONDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........3-8 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    15 TO 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10300-11600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 21 KNOTS. EXCELLENT


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT. LIMITED RH RECOVERY.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-200 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 KNOTS.


.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........1-6 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 13600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 16 KNOTS. EXCELLENT.


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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110612.FLAN_.01/EPZ