FNUS74 KEPZ 241654
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR GLENWOOD ADMIN  RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
954 AM MST THU FEB 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MST ON FEBRUARY 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY WEST-NORTHWEST FLOW BEHIND LAST NIGHTS WEATHER
SYSTEM...WILL LEAVE HIGHS AROUND 8 DEGREES COOLER TODAY. TOMORROW
WILL BE WARMER AND CONTINUED BREEZY...AS THE FLOW BECOMES WESTERLY.
LOOK FOR LOCAL DEAINAGES TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING GIVEN VALLEY LOCATION
OF BURN SITE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    AND SHIFTING WEST 10 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
                    WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 21 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6200-6700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST-NORTHWEST AROUND 16 KNOTS.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (8000 KNOT-FEET)...BECOMING
                    VERY GOOD (104000 KNOT-FEET) IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-34.
MAX HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST SOUTH 8 TO 15 MPH EARLY...DECREASING
                    AND BECOMING NORTH-NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH BEFORE
                    MIDNIGHT.  LOCAL DRAINAGES DEVELOPING BEFORE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-600 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 KNOTS.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (25800 KNOT-FEET) EARLY...REMAINING
                    POOR (3000 KNOT-FEET) TOWARDS MORNING.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE EARLY IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    AND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 23 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-5900 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 KNOTS.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR (12000 KNOT-FEET) EARLY...BECOMING
                    FAIR (50000 KNOT FEET) TOWARDS MORNING.

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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110224.GLENW.01/EPZ