FNUS74 KEPZ 251506
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR 3 CIRCLES  5...WILDERNESS RD, GILA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
806 AM MST TUE JAN 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON JANUARY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE REGION WILL CONTINUE TO BE UNDER NORTHWESTERLY FLOW TODAY KEEPING
TEMPERATURES A LITTLE BELOW NORMAL WITH SOME SCATTERED HIGH CLOUDS.
WINDS WILL BE LIGHT WITH POOR VENTILATION RATES. ANOTHER TROUGH WILL
BE MOVING THROUGH WEDNESDAY...BUT AGAIN NOTHING MORE THAN A FEW CLOUDS
ARE EXPECTED WITH WINDS CONTINUING TO BE LIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL START
TO SLOWLY WARM TO NEAR NORMAL BY THE END OF THE WEEK WITH DRY CONDITIONS
CONTINUING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 49.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING SOUTHEAST 2 TO 6 MPH
                    BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-3000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 3 KNOTS.
VENT CATEGORY.......POOR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....15-20.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST UP TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 4 KNOTS.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-51.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 KNOTS.
VENT CATEGORY.......FAIR.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...LIZ CARVER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110125.3CIRC.01/EPZ