FNUS74 KEPZ 191628
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR 3 CIRCLES  5...WILDERNESS RD, GILA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBUQUERQUE NM
928 AM MST WED JAN 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MST ON JANUARY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...NOTE...FYI...WET BULB TEMPERATURE CANNOT NORMALLY BE HIGHER THAN
DRY BULB. WILL USE SURROUNDING SITES FOR DEWPOINT AND RH ESTIMATE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY PATTERN CONTINUING FOR NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. WINDS THIS AFTERNOON
MAY REACH INTO MARGINAL CRITICAL VALUES...BUT HUMIDITY EXPECTED TO
REMAIN ABOVE THE 15 PERCENT CRITICAL THRESHOLD. FAIR HUMIDITY RECOVERY
TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST AND NORTHWEST 5 TO 11 MPH INCREASING TO 12
                    TO 22 MPH BY EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON. SOME GUSTS
                    TO 25 OR 30 MPH POSSIBLE AFTER 1 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300-3900 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 17 KNOTS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........52-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING MAINLY NORTHWEST AND DIMINISHING TO 7 TO
                    14 MPH AFTER ABOUT 10 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL EARLY
                    IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 KNOTS.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE DIRECTION BUT MAINLY DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                    5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 5 TO 12 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6500-7500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 4 KNOTS.

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FORECASTER...OTHER
REQUESTED BY...LIZ CARVER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110119.3CIRC.01/EPZ