FNUS74 KEPZ 101604
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR 3 CIRCLES  5...WILDERNESS RD, GILA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
904 AM MST MON JAN 10 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0945 MST ON JANUARY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
NORTHWESTERLY FLOW PATTERN WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE WEEK. NEAR
NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND SOMEWHAT BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
THIS AFTERNOON UNDER GENERALLY SUNNY SKIES. TONIGHT A STRONG
ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE AREA FROM THE NORTHEAST.
COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
WITH A DROP OF 10-15  DEGREES F IN MOST AREAS NO PRECIPITATION WITH
THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED ATTM HOWEVER ON WEDNESDAY A DISTURBANCE ALOFT
WILL TRACK OVER MAINLY THE NORTHERN THIRD OF THE FIRE WEATHER ZONES.
THIS WILL PROVIDE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF THE GILA.
TEMPERATURES WILL START TO WARM TO NORMAL BY THURSDAY AND ABOVE NORMAL
 BY THE WEEKEND WITH DRY CONDITIONS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING BY MIDDAY WEST
                    10 TO 15 MPH GUST TO 20  MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 KNOTS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....18-24.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 8 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTH 6 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 KNOTS.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 3 KNOTS.

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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...LIZ CARVER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110110.3CIRC.01/EPZ