FNUS74 KEPZ 011451
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR ECKELBURGER RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
851 AM MDT FRI APR 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0855 MDT ON APRIL 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
DRY AND VERY WARM THROUGH SUNDAY WITH NEAR RECORD TEMPERATURES
RUNNING 10 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT WILL BE GENERALLY LIGHT...THEN BECOMING BREEZY SATURDAY
AFTERNOON WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BRING STRONG WINDS WITH AREAS OF
BLOWING DUST SUNDAY...CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY.
MINIMUM HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND LOW TEENS
ACROSS LOWLAND AREAS THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND IN THE LOW TO MID
TEENS OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND COLD
FRONT WILL BRING WINDY AND COOLER WEATHER MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 2-6 THIS MORNING...INCREASING TO
                    5-10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 6 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........GOOD (66000 KNOT-FT).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 3 KNOTS.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT EARLY...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 12 TO 22 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 14 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........VERY GOOD (126000 KNOT-FT).

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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110401.ECKEL.01/EPZ