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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SAWMILL CANYON...SILVER CITY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
938 PM MDT THU JUN 6 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2040 MDT ON JUNE 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SCATTERED HIGH BASED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...AS DAYTIME HEATING WORKS WITH WITH ADDITIONAL
GULF OF MEXICO MOISTURE MOVING IN FROM THE EAST.  CONVECTION AND LIGHTNING
ACTIVITY WILL BE MOST WIDESPREAD OVER THE BURN SITE BETWEEN 1300 AND 1600
LST FRIDAY.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING
                    ...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT)
                    WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 4 TO 7 MPH THROUGH MID MORNING...INCREASING
                    AND SHIFTING NORTHWEST 8-13 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
                    GUSTS TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL BY DAY BREAK...INCREASING TO 18000-19000
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 9 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........1800 KNOT-FEET (POOR) BY DAY BREAK...INCREASING TO 166500
                    KNOT-FEET (EXCELLENT) IN THE AFTERNOON.


.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) WITH SCATTERED
                    THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    MOSTLY CLEAR AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........21-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-300 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 13 KNOTS EARLY...DECREASING
                    AND SHIFTING SOUTHWEST 8 KNOTS TOWARDS SATURDAY
                    MORNING.
VENT RATE...........71500 KNOT-FEET (GOOD) EARLY...DECREASING
                    TO 1200 KNOT-FEET (POOR) TOWARDS SATURDAY MORNING.

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FORECAST...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130606.SAWMI.02/EPZ