FNUS74 KEPZ 022219
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CLDCROFT FIRE STATION...WILDFIRE ACAD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
419 PM MDT SAT APR 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1640 MDT ON APRIL 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT SUNDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
CONDITIONS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY BREEZY AND HOT THIS AFTERNOON
AS TEMPERATURES REACH INTO THE 90S ACROSS THE DESERT LOWLANDS.
A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE AREA SUNDAY...
BRINGING STRONG WINDS WITH CONTINUED HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS.
TEMPERATURES WILL COOL TO NEAR-NORMAL ON MONDAY. ANOTHER PACIFIC
SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA WEDNESDAY.  THIS ONE WILL BRING SOME
MOISTURE WITH IT...RAISING THE POSSIBILITY OF ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS FOR THE HIGHER TERRAIN... BUT RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL
BE LIGHT...AND DRY LIGHTNING MAY BE POSSIBLE. ENOUGH WIND TONIGHT
AND SUNDAY NIGHT TO HAMPER OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERY.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). INCREASING HI THIN
                    CLOUDS
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 11 TO 21 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-600 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 14 KNOTS.
VENT................POOR-MARGINAL,

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). HIGH CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY..SOUTH 14 TO 24 MPH INCREASING
                    TO 30 TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
                    GREATER THAN 50 MPH EXPOSED AREAS ND RIDGE
                    TOPS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 KNOTS.
VENT................EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...WILDFIRE ACADEMY
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110402.CLDCR.01/EPZ