FNUS74 KEPZ 241511
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR 3 CIRCLES  5...WILDERNESS RD, GILA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
811 AM MST MON JAN 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MST ON JANUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL BE MOVING THROUGH THE BURN AREA THIS AFTERNOON...BUT
LITTLE MOISTURE WILL BE AVAILABLE. WINDS WILL BE INCREASING THIS
MORNING OUT OF THE NORTHWEST WITH SOME GUSTS TO 25 MPH POSSIBLE.
TEMPERATURES TOMORROW WILL BE A FEW DEGREES COOLER TOMORROW...BUT
WINDS WILL BE MUCH LIGHTER WITH POOR VENTILATION RATES. ANOTHER SYSTEM
WILL BE DROPPING OUT OF THE NORTH ON WEDNESDAY BUT ONCE AGAIN ONLY
EXPECT A WIND SHIFT AND AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST INCREASING TO 10 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 25 MPH...BECOMING NORTH BY MID AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 12 KNOTS.
VENT CATEGORY.......EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....18-22.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 7 TO 14 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-900 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 14 KNOTS.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 5
                    TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3200-3500 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 4 KNOTS.
VENT CATEGORY.......POOR.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...LIZ CARVER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110124.3CIRC.01/EPZ