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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SILVER...GILA NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
454 PM MDT TUE JUN 11 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1548 MDT ON JUNE 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE AREA WILL SLOWLY DRIFT NORTHEAST
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MEANWHILE AN INVERTED TROUGH WAS
LOCATED OVER NE MEXICO. AS THIS FEATURE CURVES NORTHWESTWARD
THURSDAY THEN NORTHEASTWARD FRIDAY...MOST OF THE ASSOCIATED MOISTURE
WILL STAY EAST OF THE GILA REGION. HOWEVER...ENOUGH MOISTURE WILL
BE PRESENT FOR HIGH BASED THUNDERSTORMS AND DRY LIGHTNING IN THE
GILA.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85 ABOVE 8000 FT...93-98 BELOW 7000 FT
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 7 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 17900-18700 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 7 KNOTS.

                    SOUTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX...6

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MAX HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......15000-16800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 11 KNOTS.
.HAINES INDEX...6


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS WITH DRY LIGHTNING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80 ABOVE 8000 FT...88-93 BELOW 7000 FT
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 13900-14800 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 7 KNOTS.
HAINES INDEX...5

OUTLOOK FOR FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED AFTERNOON
THUNDERSTORMS WITH A RISK OF DRY LIGHTNING. HIGHS 77-82 ABOVE
8000 FT...90-95 BELOW 7000 FT. 20-FT WINDS SOUTHWEST AROUND
15 MPH. MINIMUM RH 18 TO 23%. HAINES INDEX 5.

SORRY FOR THE DELAY. WE HAD SPOT FORECAST FORMATTER ISSUES.

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FORECASTER...FAUSETT
REQUESTED BY...FIRE BEHAVIOR ANALYST
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130611.SILVE.01/EPZ