FNUS74 KEPZ 201831
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR RAIL SPLITTER...LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1131 AM MST SAT NOV 20 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1135 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 AND VARIABLE WINDS FOR ANOTHER HOUR OR SO...BUT 20-FT WINDS
WESTERLY WINDS WILL PICK UP ABOVE 10 MPH BY MID-AFTERNOON...WITH A
FEW GUSTS OVER 20 MPH LATE IN THE DAY.  WINDIER CONDITIONS CAN BE
EXPECTED MONDAY AS A STRONGER DISTURBANCE ALOFT MOVES THROUGH THE
AREA.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........59 AT IGNITION...MAX 63.
RH..................25 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-5 MPH...BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST
                    12-16 MPH...FEW GUSTS 20-24 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WSW 29 KTS (AFTERNOON)
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL (PEAK)
VENTILATION RATE....95,700 KNOT-FEET AT PEAK MIXING (GOOD)

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36.
RH..................MAX 41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 18 TO 21 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 55.
RH..................MIN 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 20 TO 22 MPH...FEW GUSTS 25-30 MPH.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WSW 40 KTS (AFTERNOON)
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL (PEAK)
VENTILATION RATE....160,000 KNOT-FEET AT PEAK MIXING (EXCELLENT)

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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101120.RAILS.01/EPZ