FNUS74 KEPZ 031441
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR RESERVE SAWMILL...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
841 AM MDT SUN APR 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0826 MDT ON APRIL 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND SURFACE COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH
THE AREA TODAY...BRINGING STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS AND CONTINUED
HOT/DRY CONDITIONS.  20-FOOT WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH
THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 50 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL ABATE BY ABOUT 9 PM...AND WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST
AFTER MIDNIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES IN FROM THE NORTH.  EXPECT
COOLER TEMPERATURES TOMORROW.  WINDS TOMORROW WILL BE LIGHT AND
VARIABLE UNTIL THE AFTERNOON...THEN WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST AGAIN
AT ABOUT 10 TO 15 MPH.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY..SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 25
                    TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 27 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........251000 KNOT-FT (EXCELLENT)


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY..WEST 19 TO 29 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 11 TO 16 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1700 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 16 KNOTS.

                    NORTHWEST 11 TO 16 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........3-8 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000-7000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 8 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........56000 KNOT-FT (FAIR)


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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...KIMBERLY EMERSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110403.RESER.01/EPZ