FNUS74 KEPZ 231437
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR GLENWOOD ADMIN  RX...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
737 AM MST WED FEB 23 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0735 MST ON FEBRUARY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL ROUGH OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL MOVE EAST
TODAY...RESULTING IN INCREASING SOUTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE DESERT
SOUTHWEST.  WHILE THE TIMING OF THE SYSTEM WILL NOT BE IDEAL FOR
VERY STRONG WINDS... SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 15
MPH AT THE 20-FOOT LEVEL THIS AFTERNOON...AND WILL SHIFT TO THE
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST BY MID-AFTERNOON.  THE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM AND AN
ASSOCIATED WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION OVERNIGHT.
EXPECT ABOUT 5-7 DEGREES OF COOLING FOR TOMORROW.  WINDS WILL
BECOME MORE WESTERLY...AND WILL REMAIN BREEZY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........26 AT IGNITION...MAX 60.
RH..................45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT SOUTHERLY BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN UP TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO
                    6900-8500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 4 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    21 TO 22 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION.........152000 KNOT-FT (EXCELLENT) IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 35.
RH..................MAX 46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 4
                    KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 47.
RH..................MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900-6500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 4 TO 5 KNOTS INCREASING TO 18 TO 19 KNOTS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION.........112500 KNOT-FEET (EXCELLENT) IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...DAVE CALVERT
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110223.GLENW.01/EPZ