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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR LTTLE ALEGRES...SILVER CITY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
919 AM MDT WED JUN 19 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0845 MDT ON JUNE 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT NOON TIL 8 PM MDT...


.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH APPROACHING THE FOUR CORNERS AREA THIS
AFTERNOON WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT ACROSS THE
AREA. THOSE UPPER LEVEL WINDS MIXIN DOWN TO THE SURFACE WILL
RESULT IN 20-FT WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35
MPH. THE STRONG WINDS...COMBINED WITH HUMIDITY IN THE SINGLE
DIGITS...WILL CAUSE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS
AFTERNOON. CONTINUED VERY DRY AND WARM TOMORROW WITH MINIMUM
RH IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES 5 TO 10
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AND WINDS APPROACHING CRITICAL LEVELS.
HAINES INDEX CLIMBING TO 6 THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN TOMORROW
AFTERNOON.GRADUALLY INCREASING MOISTURE COMING IN FROM THE
SOUTH MAY LEAD TO SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY FRIDAY
INTO THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........4-9 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 3 TO 8...BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    15 TO 25 MPH MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS
                    OF 30 TO 35 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH BECOMING SOUTH AROUND
                    5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........4-9 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 9 TO 14 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130619.LTTLE.01/EPZ