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SPOT FORECAST FOR GATTON PARK RX 1
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
1019 AM MDT WED APR 27 2016

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

SPOT FORECAST FOR GATTON PARK RX 1...GILA NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1008 AM MDT WED APR 27 2016

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MDT ON APRIL 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
IT WILL BE BREEZY THIS AFTERNOON WITH WINDS FROM SOUTHWEST
TO NORTHEAST...AS ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL TROUGH STARTS TO APPROACH THE
REGION.
IT WILL TURN WINDY THURSDAY WITH WINDS CONTINUING FROM THE SOUTHWEST.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE THROUGH 11 AM...INCREASING AND
BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST 12-17 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL
GUSTS TO 21 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7600-8400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 12 KNOTS.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (183600 KNOT-FT).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH EARLY...BECOMING LIGHT
AND VARIABLE WITH LOCAL DRAINAGES DEVELOPING AFTER 10 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7600 FT AGL EARLY...DECREASING TO 150 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST-SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 MPH.
VENT RATE...........684000 KNOT-FEET (GOOD) EARLY...BECOMING
                    1350 KNOT-FEET (POOR) OVERNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE EARLY...INCREASING AND
BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS
TO 32 MPH MID AND LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11200-12900 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 22 KNOTS.
MAX VENT RATE.......EXCELLENT (424600 KNOT-FT).

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