FNUS74 KEPZ 181600
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR DIAMOND BAR...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1000 AM MDT FRI MAR 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0940 MDT ON MARCH 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
CONDITIONS TODAY WILL BE VERY SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY...WITH SUNNY
SKIES...TEMPERATURES ABOUT 2-3 DEGREES COOLER THAN YESTERDAY...AND
LATE AFTERNOON WEST-SOUTHWEST BREEZES IN THE 10-15 MPH RANGE AT THE
20-FOOT LEVEL.  MAY SEE SOME GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH RIGHT AROUND THE
TIME OF MAX HEATING/MIXING.  SATURDAY AND SUNDAY WILL BE QUITE
SIMILAR...WITH WINDS SLOWLY INCREASING THROUGH THE PERIOD.  A DEEP
TROUGH OFF THE WEST COAST WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS REGION
MONDAY...LIKELY BRINGING RED FLAG CONDITIONS TO THE REGION.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING SOUTH 9 TO 14 MPH BY MID-AFTERNOON.
                    BRIEF GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 9900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 8 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........79,200 KNOT-FT (GOOD)


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8600-9900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-600 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 11 KNOTS.


.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH. GUSTS 20-22 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 10000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........150,000 KNOT-FT (EXCELLENT)

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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110318.DIAMO.01/EPZ