FNUS74 KEPZ 201635 FWSEPZ FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR MILL SCOTT RX...GNF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 935 AM MST SAT NOV 20 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0945 MST ON NOVEMBER 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DEEPENING TROUGH OVER THE WEST COAST AND EMBEDDED DISTURBANCES WILL CREATE INCREASINGLY WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. EXPECT LIGHT BREEZES THROUGH THIS MORNING...BUT 20-FT WINDS WILL PICK UP TO THE 10-15 MPH RANGE BY MID-AFTERNOON...WITH A FEW GUSTS OVER 20 MPH. WINDIER CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED MONDAY AS A STRONGER DISTURBANCE ALOFT MOVES THROUGH. WIND DIRECTION MAY BE TRICKY... GENERAL FLOW WILL BE SOUTHWEST...BUT WILL TEND TO VEER TO THE WEST AROUND PINOS ALTOS RANGE. WIND DIRECTION MAY BECOME ERRATIC ESPECIALLY SUNDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). CWR.................0 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........49 AT IGNITION...MAX 59. RH..................25 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 15 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 3-5 MPH BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH...FEW GUSTS 20-24 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AT 6 KNOTS BEFORE NOON...INCREASING TO WEST-SOUTHWEST 20 KNOTS MID-AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......PEAKING AT 5700 FT AGL. VENTILATION RATE....PEAK 114,000 KNOT-FEET (VERY GOOD) .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). CWR.................0 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 32. RH..................MAX 69 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 6 TO 11 MPH. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). CWR.................0 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 49. RH..................MIN 43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 12 TO 20 MPH...GUSTS 25-30 MPH. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST-SOUTHWEST 30 KNOTS. MIXING HEIGHT.......PEAKING AT 5200 FT AGL. VENTILATION RATE....PEAK 156,000 KNOT-FEET (EXCELLENT) $$ FORECASTER...HARDIMAN REQUESTED BY...IC LCBLM REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101120.MILLS.01/EPZ