FNUS74 KEPZ 191639
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR DIAMOND BAR...SILVER CITY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1039 AM MDT SAT MAR 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1011 MDT ON MARCH 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...APPROACHING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS SATURDAY
   AND SUNDAY AFTERNOONS...

DISCUSSION...
CONTINUED DRY AND WARM SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE
WEEKEND WITH AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES SOME 10 TO 15 DEGREES F ABOVE
NORMAL. MILD OVER NIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE WITH LIMITED
HUMIDITY RECOVERY. MODERATE AFTERNOON BREEZES WILL PREVAIL EACH
DAY. CONDITIONS WILL APPROACH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER THRESHOLDS
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AFTERNOONS AND AS WINDS PICK UP MONDAY...RED
FLAG WARNINGS FAIRLY LIKELY. A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE REGION LATER MONDAY AND TUESDAY WITH STRONG WINDS
AND BLOWING DUST POSSIBLE AND A SLIGHT RISK OF SHOWERS TO THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE GILA  WILDERNESS MONDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH. BECOMING
                    BY AFTN 8 TO 13 MPH GUST 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 13 KNOTS.
VENT CATEGORY.......VERY GOOD (128400 KNOT-FT).



.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........9 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8600-10400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 14 KNOTS.


.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH. BECOMING
                    BY AFTN 10 TO 15 MPH GUST 20-25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6800-8500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 13 KNOTS.
VENT CATEGORY.......VERY GOOD (104400 KNOT-FT).

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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...YVONNE CARRILLO
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110319.DIAMO.01/EPZ