FNUS74 KEPZ 171627
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR 3 CIRCLES  T-BIRD...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
927 AM MST WED FEB 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MST ON FEBRUARY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SURFACE HIGH NEAR THE FOUR CORNERS WILL RESULT IN ANOTHER DAY WITH
LIGHT WINDS...WHILE WARMER AIR ALOFT WILL LIMIT MIXING HEIGHTS.
THIS WILL RESULT IN POOR VENTILATION RATES ACROSS THE GILA REGION
TODAY.  WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE...BECOMING LIGHT SOUTHERLY
DURING THE AFTERNOON.  TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND THEIR SEASONAL
NORMALS TODAY AND TOMORROW.  ANOTHER COOL NIGHT WILL ALLOW FOR
GOOD RH RECOVERY OVERNIGHT... AND MIN RH WILL STAY IN THE MID 20S
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS.  INCREASING LOW LEVEL WESTERLY WINDS
WILL IMPROVE VENTILATION THURSDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
                    TEMPERATURE.........39 AT IGNITION...MAX 57.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING SOUTH 4 TO 7 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28.
MAX HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT BECOMING WEST 8 TO 13 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...SHELLI COMAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100217.3CIRC.01/EPZ