FNUS74 KEPZ 261529
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR FREEMAN RX...SILVER CITY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
929 AM MDT THU APR 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0915 MDT ON APRIL 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING
   BELOW 7000 FEET...

.DISCUSSION...
A MODERATE TO STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO NEW MEXICO
LATER TODAY...WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS BECOMING VERY WINDY BY THIS
AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS OF 20-30 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS OF
40-50+ MPH EXPOSED AREAS AND EAST SLOPES. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES
WILL BE NEAR RECORDS FOR PORTIONS OF THE FIRE ZONES AGAIN TODAY. A
WESTERLY FLOW WILL BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES AND LOWER WIND SPEEDS TO
THE REGION ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...HOWEVER CONDITIONS MAY STILL APPROACH
RED FLAG IN THE LOWLANDS EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE FRIDAY AFTERNOON BUT
GENERALLY NOT WIDESPREAD IN TIME OR SPACE. A SLIGHT RISK FOR A BRIEF LIGHT
RAIN SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORMS EXISTS FOR THE NORTHERN PORTION OF OF ZONE 110
MAINLY IN CATRON COUNTY. DRY LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. POSSIBLE DRY LIGHTNING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY..SOUTH 11 TO 21 MPH INCREASING
                    TO SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    HIGHER GUSTS EAST SLOPES/EXPOSED AREAS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600 FT AGL EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 6100 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 9300-10800 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    10000-11500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 9000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 32 KNOTS. EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY..SOUTH 16 TO 26 MPH BECOMING
                    WEST 5 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6500-7800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 KNOTS.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6200-7700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 9 KNOTS. GOOD TO VERY GOOD.

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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120426.FREEM.01/EPZ