FNUS74 KEPZ 041426
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR GREEN CHILE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
826 AM MDT MON APR 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0803 MDT ON APRIL 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL BE GUSTY THROUGH THIS MORNING...BUT WILL BEGIN
TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE...AND
LIKELY SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH BY LATE AFTERNOON.  LIGHT/VARIABLE
WINDS AND DRAINAGE FLOWS WILL PREVAIL TONIGHT...WITH BREEZY
SOUTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING TOMORROW AFTERNOON.  REMAINING VERY
DRY THROUGH THE PERIOD.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-8 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS 20 TO 25 MPH
                    THROUGH MIDDAY...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE
                    AND SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5-10 MPH BY LATE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400-7200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 13 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........91000 KNOT-FT MAXIMUM (GOOD)


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 KNOTS.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........3-8 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 10 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 8 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........86,400 KNOT-FT (GOOD)

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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110404.GREEN.01/EPZ