FNUS74 KEPZ 121522
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR AREA 74 RX...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
922 AM MDT TUE APR 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0910 MDT ON APRIL 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...
DRY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE PERIOD.  THE NEXT FEW DAYS
WILL BEING INCREASINGLY BREEZY CONDITIONS EACH AFTERNOON...AS A SERIES
OF WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES MOVES ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES.
THIS WILL RESULT IN A TIGHTENING SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS
NEW MEXICO.  WINDS TOMORROW WILL APPROACH RED FLAG CRITERIA...AND A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED.  WINDS WILL BE CLOSE TO CRITERIA
AGAIN ON THURSDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........38 AT IGNITION...MAX 70.
RH..................47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE THROUGH THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTH 12 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO
                    6700-8600 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 6 KNOTS INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 26
                    TO 27 KNOTS IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION.........220,000 KNOT-FT (EXCELLENT)


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36.
RH..................MAX 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-300 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 24 KNOTS DECREASING TO 6 TO 7 KNOTS
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.


.WEDNESDAY...

FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR WED AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 67.
RH..................MIN 6 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 11 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 21
                    TO 22 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7100-8600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 8 TO 9 KNOTS INCREASING TO WEST 29 TO
                    30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION.........235000 KNOT-FEET (EXCELLENT)



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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...BURN BOSS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110412.AREA7.01/EPZ