FNUS74 KEPZ 081654
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR GUADALUPE...CORONADO N.F.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
954 AM MST TUE MAR 8 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0929 MST ON MARCH 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG TODAY...BUT COULD STILL CAUSE PROBLEMS
AS THEY REMAIN SUSTAINED OUT OF THE WEST-NORTHWEST UP TO AROUND 20 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ON THE BACK SIDE OF AN UPPER TROUGH THAT MOVED
THROUGH THE REGION LAST NIGHT. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TODAY WILL
IN THE MID TO UPPER TEENS WITH HIGHS JUST A FEW DEGREES COOLER THAN
YESTERDAY...BUT THEY WILL FALL BELOW 10 PERCENT TOMORROW
AS DRY NORTHWEST FLOW SETS UP BUT WITH MUCH LIGHTER WINDS. WARM AND
VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT) BY NOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 13 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 20 KNOTS.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........47-51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 4 TO
                    9 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 8 KNOTS.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 72.
MIN HUMIDITY........4-9 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 4 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 6 KNOTS.


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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...GUADALUPE LOOKOUT
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110308.GUADA.01/EPZ