FNUS74 KEPZ 061624
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR 3 CIRCLES  5...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
924 AM MST THU JAN 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON JANUARY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MAIN PROBLEM TODAY WILL BE POOR VENTILATION DUE TO LIMITED MIXING
AND VERY LIGHT LOW-LEVEL WINDS.  CONDITIONS MAY IMPROVE TO FAIR
BY TOMORROW AFTERNOON...BUT WILL BE VERY CLOSE TO THE POOR THRESHOLD.
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW THAT HAS BEEN DRIFTING OFF CALIFORNIA FOR THE
PAST FEW DAYS...WILL FINALLY OPEN UP AND MOVE ACROSS THE REGION LATE
FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.  VERY LITTLE MOISTURE WILL BE PRESENT WITH
THIS SYSTEM...AND WHILE ISOLATED MOUNTAIN SHOWERS CANNOT BE
COMPLETELY OUTRULED FOR LATE FRIDAY/EARLY SAT MORNING...THE RISK
OF SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATING PRECIP IS MINIMAL.  WESTERLY WINDS WILL
BE SLIGHTLY BREEZY SATURDAY AFTERNOON BEHIND THE SYSTEM.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-95 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........30 AT IGNITION...MAX 45.
RH..................52 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE THROUGH THE DAY...LESS
                    THAN 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL AT IGNITION...1500 FT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 2 TO 4 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........MAXIMUM 6000 FT AGL...POOR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 16.
RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). VERY SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 48.
RH..................MIN 31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE MORNING.

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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...LIZ CARVER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110106.3CIRC.01/EPZ