FNUS74 KEPZ 261511
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 WED JAN 26 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON JANUARY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SIMILAR CONDITIONS TO YESTERDAY ARE EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS THE BURN
AREA. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BE MOVING SOUTH THROUGH THE REGION
OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS WHICH WILL JUST BRING A FEW MID AND HIGH
CLOUDS THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN OVER THE ROCKIES WILL
KEEP WINDS LIGHT AND MAINLY OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST. A SLOW WARMING
TREND WILL START TOMORROW AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK WITH
HIGHS APPROACHING 60 BY THE WEEKEND WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
MAINLY IN THE 15 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH
                    BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600-6900 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 6 KNOTS.
VENT CATEGORY.......FAIR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....18-22.
MAX HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 8 KNOTS.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700-6300 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 KNOTS.
VENT CATEGORY.......POOR.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...LIZ CARVER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110126.3CIRC.01/EPZ