FNUS74 KEPZ 162237
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR DIAMOND BAR...SILVER CITY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
437 PM MDT WED MAR 16 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1559 MDT ON MARCH 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AFTERNOON HEATING WILL ALLOW WINDS ALOFT TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE
INTO EARLY EVENING...CAUSING A FEW GUSTS TO AROUND 15 KTS. WINDS WILL
THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. WINDS ALOFT WILL STRENGTHEN AND TURN MORE TO
THE SOUTHWEST TOMORROW AS A TROUGH DEVELOPS ALONG THE WEST COAST. THE
WINDS ALOFT AND A TIGHTER PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BRING BREEZIER WINDS
TOMORROW. WINDS WILL NOT LIKELY REACH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CRITERIA.
HOWEVER...VERY DRY FUELS AND LOW HUMIDITY WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS GIVE
REASON FOR CAUTION TOMORROW LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.


SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO SOUTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS
                    TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........82500 KNOT-FT (GOOD).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL
                    OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....DECREASING TO NORTHWEST AROUND 3 KNOTS.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT EARLY BECOMING SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 24 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL EARLY INCREASING TO 8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 3-5 KTS EARLY BECOMING SOUTHWEST AROUND
                    20 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........INCREASING TO 160000 KNOT-FT (EXCELLENT).


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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...YVONNE CARRILLO
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110316.DIAMO.01/EPZ