FNUS74 KEPZ 041452
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR THREE CIRCLES UNIT 5...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
752 AM MST FRI FEB 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON FEBRUARY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ARCTIC AIR WILL BE MOVING OUT TODAY WITH NORTHERLY FLOW SETTLING IN
BEHIND IT.  THIS WILL KEEP THE AREA DRY FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH
TEMPERATURES WARMING INTO THE MID 30S TODAY AND TO AROUND 50
ON SATURDAY. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS
CREATING POOR VENTILATION RATES. WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
REMAINING IN THE 30 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-3800 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 6 KNOTS.
VENT CATEGORY.......POOR.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...NICHOLAS BRUMMETT
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110204.THREE.01/EPZ