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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR GAP 1 RX...GILA NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
829 AM MST THU JAN 24 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1125 MST ON JANUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MILD TODAY WITH MAX TEMPS AROUND 10 DEG F ABOVE NORMAL AS HIGH PRESSURE
ALOFT REMAINS OVER THE REGION. HIGH  CLOUDINESS WILL INCREASE TODAY
AS THE UPPER RIDGE FLATTENS. A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO NMEX
FRIDAY NIGHT. SCATTERED RAIN AND EVEN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE ABOVE 9000 FT. A SECOND STORM SYSTEM
IS FORECAST TO ARRIVE IN NMEX FROM THE GREAT BASIN EARLY TUESDAY. THIS
SYSTEM WILL HAVE STRONG WINDS LATE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY ALONG WITH RAIN
CHANCES AND SNOW DOWN TO 6000 FT FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). MID/HI LVL CLDS
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 KNOTS.
VENT CAT............25000 KT-FT...POOR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-31.
MAX HUMIDITY........83-88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 9 TO 14 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH AROUND 8 MPH GUST 18 MPH AFTN.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-6700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 KNOTS.
VENT CAT............42000 KT FT...FAIR.

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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130124.GAP1R.01/EPZ