FNUS74 KEPZ 141440
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR GOMEZ...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
840 AM MDT THU APR 14 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0817 MDT ON APRIL 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS CURRENTLY MOVING ACROSS THE NEW
MEXICO/COLORADO BORDER REGION WITH INCREASING NORTHWESTERLY
FLOW BEHIND IT. EXPECT WINDS TO INCREASE IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS
OUT OF THE WEST-NORTHWEST. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE
VERY DRY WITH SINGLE DIGIT MINS EACH OF THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
WINDS WILL BECOME MUCH LIGHTER TONIGHT AND FOR FRIDAY AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE COLORADO ROCKIES AND ONTO THE HIGH PLAINS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-9 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST INCREASING TO 17 TO 24 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-6600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 18 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........VERY GOOD.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTH-NORTHWEST
                    5 TO 10 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-400 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 KNOTS.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........3-8 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 4
                    TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 7 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........GOOD.


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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110414.GOMEZ.01/EPZ