FNUS74 KEPZ 142258
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SNARE MESA...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
458 PM MDT MON MAR 14 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1700 MDT ON MARCH 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY WESTERLY FLOW WILL CARRY A SERIES OF WEAK PACIFIC DISTURBANCES
ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES THROUGH MIDWEEK...BEFORE WINDS ALOFT
TURN SOUTHWEST AND STRENGTHEN TOWARDS WEEKS END. WINDS BECOMING
FAIRLY BREEZY WED AFTERNOON INTO THURSDAY.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 7 TO12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 3
                    TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 7 KNOTS  BECOMING  POOR.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY MORNING THE SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTHWEST BY MIDDAY 5 TO 10 MPH WITH SOME
                    GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 KNOTS.
VENT CATEGORY.......FAIR (55200 KNOT-FT).

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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110314.SNARE.01/EPZ