FNUS74 KEPZ 141654 FWSEPZ FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR PALMER...LNF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 1054 AM MDT MON MAR 14 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1016 MDT ON MARCH 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... SERIES OF SMALL DISTURBANCE MOVING THROUGH THE ROCKIES...WILL BRING PERIODS OF FEW TO SCATTERED HIGH CLOUDS OVER THE BURN SITE THROUGH MIDWEEK. AFTERNOON WEST-SOUTHWEST WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE IN STRENGTH EACH DAY AFTER TODAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-64. MIN HUMIDITY........11-15 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....7 MPH. VENT CATEGORY.......POOR (2100 KNOT-FT)...BECOMING FAIR (33000 KNOT FT) IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35. MAX HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LOCAL DRAINAGES DEVELOPING TOWARDS MDNIGHT...OTHERWISE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 KNOTS. VENT CATEGORY.......VERY GOOD (99000 KNOT-FT) EARLY...BECOMING POOR (3600 KNOT-FT) TOWARDS TUESDAY MORNING. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67. MIN HUMIDITY........9-13 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST 3-5 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING AND SHIFTING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 8 KNOTS. VENT CATEGORY.......POOR (2800 KNOT-FT) EARLY...BECOMING GOOD (75200 KNOT-FT) IN THE AFTERNOON $$ FORECASTER...TRIPOLI REQUESTED BY...NM ADC REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110314.PALME.01/EPZ