FNUS74 KEPZ 071613 FWSEPZ FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR GILA CENTER PILES...WILDERNESS RANGER DISTRICT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 913 AM MST MON FEB 7 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON FEBRUARY 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL FOR ABOUT TWO MORE DAYS. MUCH WARMER TEMPERATURES AND BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL EXIST INTO TUESDAY. THIS WILL ALL BE AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING WINTER STORM SYSTEM WHICH WILL DROP INTO NEW MEXICO TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY FROM THE NORTHWEST. MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL BE AS MUCH AS 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL ON WEDNESDAY. A WARMING TREND IN TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR THURSDAY THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE BACK NEAR NORMAL. && .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54. MIN HUMIDITY........22-28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2200 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 5 KNOTS. VENT CATEGORY.......POOR (11000 KNOT-FT). .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....18-23. MAX HUMIDITY........83-88 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). CWR.................10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62. MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH BECOMING 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH BY AFTN. VENT CATEGORY.......EXCELLENT (170100 KNOT-FT). $$ FORECASTER...NOVLAN REQUESTED BY...JEREMY WATKINS REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110207.GILAC.01/EPZ