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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR DOG CANYON...LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1111 PM MST THU FEB 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2228 MST ON FEBRUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...
MODERATE TO STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY.
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN QUITE DRY FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY BEFORE A
STORM SYSTEM MOVES IN FROM THE WEST ON SUNDAY AND INCREASES RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES. WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE LIKELY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
BEFORE THE STORM SYSTEM INCREASES WINDS TO 35 TO 45 MPH ON SUNDAY.
WITH THE INCREASE IN MOISTURE RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE...
MAINLY OVER MOUNTAINS. THE COLD FRONT WITH THE SYSTEM WILL SIGNIFICANTLY
COOL TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 7 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 6 KNOTS.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-4900 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 KNOTS.


.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......150-200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 KNOTS.


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FORECASTER...HEFNER
REQUESTED BY...NM ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110224.DOGCA.01/EPZ