FNUS74 KEPZ 032239
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WHITE...NM-LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
439 PM MDT SUN APR 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1606 MDT ON APRIL 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

...WIND SHIFT TO MORE NORTHERLY DIRECTION AFTER MIDNIGHT...

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION
FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING.  20-FOOT WINDS
WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH
GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH...STRONGEST IN MOUNTAIN PASSES...RIDGE TOPS
AND EAST-FACING SLOPES.  THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE IN FROM THE
NORTH LATE TONIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
REACHING THE MEXICO BORDER AROUND DAWN.
TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BY ABOUT 10 DEGREES BEHIND THE FRONT FOR
MONDAY...AND LIGHTER WINDS WILL PREVAIL.  EXPECT INCREASINGLY
BREEZY CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM
APPROACHES THE AREA. OVERNIGHT WINDS WILL HAMPER RH RECOVERY
SOMEWHAT BUT THERE WILL BE SOME RECOVERY IN THE COOLER AIR BEHIND
THE COLD FRONT AFTER MIDNIGHT. TUES LOOKS LIKE A NOMINAL DAYS...SOME
AFTN WEST BREEZES 8 TO 13 GUST 18 MPH WITH A SYSTEM MOVING IN
WEDNESDAY WITH INCREASING WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH AND A SLIGHT
 RISK OF SHOWERS VICINITY BY EVENING WITH CONDITIONS APPROACHING
RED FLAG EXCEPT FOR THE HUMIDITY AT THIS TIME.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........SOME HIGH CLOUDS (25-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY..WEST 20 TO 30 MPH GUSTING TO 45 MPH
                    SHIFTING TO THE NORTH (NNW-NNE) 15 TO 25 MPH
                    WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1300-1700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 39 KNOTS.
                    NORTHWEST 16 TO 21 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
VENT................GOOD.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 6 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-6400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 15 KNOTS.
                    NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENT................GOOD

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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110403.WHITE.01/EPZ