FNUS74 KEPZ 151739
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR GLENWOOD ADMIN  RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1039 AM MST TUE FEB 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1035 MST ON FEBRUARY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST WEDNESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER NORTHERN MEXICO WILL BRING DRY AND
WARM WEATHER TODAY WITH GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS AND AFTERNOON
HUMIDITY IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOW TEENS. VENTILATION
CATEGORY FAIR TO GOOD THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT
WILL STRENGTHEN WEDNESDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH DEVELOPS
ALONG THE WEST COAST. THIS WILL BRING VERY GOOD VENTILATION
RATES WEDNESDAY MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...THE STRONGER
WINDS ALOFT AND A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING AT THE
SURFACE OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO WILL CAUSE BREEZY TO WINDY
CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGER WINDS...ALONG
WITH VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND HIGH FIRE DANGER RATINGS...WILL
EXCEED CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CRITERIA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
BREEZY TO WINDY AGAIN THURSDAY...BUT WITH INCREASING HUMIDITY.
THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS THURSDAY AS A WEAK
DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS THE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 25
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-6300 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 21 KNOTS.
VENTILATION CAT.....VERY GOOD (126000 KNOT-FT).

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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110215.GLENW.01/EPZ