FNUS74 KEPZ 221601
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR GLENWOOD ADMIN  RX...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
901 AM MST TUE FEB 22 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0905 MST ON FEBRUARY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE THIS MORNING...BUT WILL SHIFT INTO
THE SOUTH AND INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...PEAKING AROUND 10 MPH IN
THE LATE AFTERNOON.  AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BRING
A LITTLE STRONGER WINDS TO THE AREA TOMORROW...BUT WILL FALL SHORT
OF RED FLAG CRITERIA.  TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOUT 5 TO 8 DEGREES
ABOVE NORMAL TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...COOLING TO NEAR NORMAL FOR THU.
STRONG WINDS AND/OR PRECIP LOOK POSSIBLE SUNDAY WITH A MUCH STRONGER
SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........41 AT IGNITION...MAX 52.
RH..................57 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...OTHERWISE 300-1400 FT
                    AGL INCREASING TO 5800-7100 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 3 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 16
                    TO 17 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENT CATEGORY.......4200 KNOT-FT (POOR) AT IGNITION...
                    120700 (VERY GOOD) IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35.
RH..................MAX 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST 2
                    TO 3 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 56.
RH..................MIN 17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 11 TO 16 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000-7700 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 4 TO 5 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTH 21
                    TO 22 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENT CATEGORY.......3200 KNOT-FT (POOR) IN THE MORNING...
            160000 KNOT-FT (EXCELLENT) IN THE AFTERNOON.


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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...DAVE CALVERT
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110222.GLENW.01/EPZ