FNUS74 KEPZ 181532
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR 3 CIRCLES  5...WILDERNESS RD, GILA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
832 AM MST TUE JAN 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 MST ON JANUARY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE AND  WESTERLY WINDS  AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL
BRING WARM DRY WEATHER TO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS
TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND ASSOCIATED
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NEW MEXICO FROM THE NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND THURSDAY RESULTING IN COOLER TEMPERATURES AND A SLIGHT CHANCE
MOUNTAIN RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS MAINLY NORTH OF DMN-ALM LINE. WESTERLY
WINDS WILL PRODUCE DRY WEATHER AND NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES
FRIDAY THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH MORNING
                    5 TO 10 MPH ISOLD G 15 MPH BY AFTN.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 4 KNOTS. POOR TO FAIR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........63 TO 68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-500 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 KNOTS.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........18 TO 23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 8 TO 13 MPH BECOMING 10 TO 15 MPH BY MIDDAY.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-3900 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 14 KNOTS.  GOOD.

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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...LIZ CARVER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110118.3CIRC.01/EPZ