FNUS74 KEPZ 120839
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTENNIAL...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
239 AM MDT TUE APR 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0210 MDT ON APRIL 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AS AN UPPER RIDGE EXITS EAST...A BROAD WEST COAST TROUGH WILL
MOVE OVER THE SOUTHWEST U.S. THIS WILL ALLOW WINDS TO TURN BACK TO
THE SOUTHWEST TODAY RESULTING IN TEMPERATURES WARMING TO ABOVE NORMAL
AND A CONTINUATION OF VERY DRY CONDITIONS. WINDS WILL PICK UP TO
BREEZY THIS AFTERNOON AS A SURFACE TROUGH DEVELOPS EAST. MINIMUM
RH WILL DROP TO SINGLE DIGITS THIS AFTERNOON WITH TEMPERATURES IN
THE LOWER 80S. TOMORROW WILL BE SIMILAR BUT WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE
IN WIND SPEEDS WHICH WILL BUMP CONDITIONS TO VERY NEAR OR JUST AT
RED FLAG CRITERIA. BE SURE TO CHECK FOR UPDATES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........3-7 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 4 TO 8 MPH EARLY SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH BY NOON. BECOMING
    SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........4-8 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH BY MID MORNING
                    INCREASING TO 12-17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    BY AFTERNOON.


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FORECASTER...BIRD
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110412.CENTE.01/EPZ