FNUS74 KEPZ 201531
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR DIAMOND BAR...SILVER CITY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
931 AM MDT SUN MAR 20 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0859 MDT ON MARCH 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT MONDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
MORE DRY AND WARM SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUES WITH AFTERNOON
TEMPERATURES SOME 10 DEGREES F ABOVE NORMAL. MILD OVER NIGHT
TEMPERATURES WILL BRING LIMITED HUMIDITY RECOVERY. MODERATE
AFTERNOON BREEZES WILL PREVAIL THIS AFTERNOON WITH SOME AREAS
BRIEFLY REACHING RED FLAG CRITERION BUT PROBABLY NOT FOR THE
3 HOUR TIME REQUIREMENT. WINDS PICK UP MONDAY AS AS A MODERATE
TO STRONG UPPER AIR TROUGH AND FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVE INTO OUR AREA.
LIKELY ALL AREAS MONDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SHOWERS TO
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE GILA WILDERNESS MONDAY NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO SOUTHWEST SOUTH 3 TO 8 MPH
                    AND BY MIDDAY SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH GUST
                    23 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7200-8700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 11 KNOTS.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH GUST 20 MPH
                    BECOMING LATE 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7000-8700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-300 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 17 KNOTS.
VENT CATEGORY.......VERY GOOD (106800 KNOT-FT).


.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT RISK (10%)
                    SHOWER HIGHER TERRAIN MONDAY NIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY..SOUTH 12 TO 17 MPH INCREASING
                    TO 17 TO 22  GUST 28 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 22 KNOTS.
                    TO 22 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENT CATEGORY.......EXCELLENT (173800 KNOT-FT).

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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...YVONNE CARRILLO
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110320.DIAMO.01/EPZ