FNUS74 KEPZ 081635
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR QUAIL RIDGE...SILVER CITY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
935 AM MST TUE MAR 8 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0906 MST ON MARCH 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL NOT BE AS INTENSE TODAY...BUT WILL STILL CAUSE PROBLEMS
AS THEY REMAIN SUSTAINED OUT OF THE WEST-NORTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH ON THE BACK SIDE OF AN UPPER TROUGH THAT MOVED
THROUGH THE REGION LAST NIGHT. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TODAY WILL
BE NEAR 15 PERCENT...BUT THEY WILL FALL TOMORROW TO BELOW 10 PERCENT
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.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY
                    (15-25 PERCENT) THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST 16 TO 24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 25 KNOTS.
VENT CATEGORY.......VERY GOOD.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-29.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH-NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-300 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 9 KNOTS.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE UP TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO
                    10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 KNOTS.
VENT CATEGORY.......FAIR.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...YVONNE CARRILLO
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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