FNUS74 KEPZ 151601
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR MT VIEW 2...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1001 AM MDT FRI APR 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0946 MDT ON APRIL 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS THAN THE LAST
SEVERAL DAYS WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE REGION. MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS FOR
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THERE MAY BE A SMALL INCREASE IN LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE STARTING EARLY NEXT WEEK BUT HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN
BELOW 15 PERCENT. A SERIES OF DISTURBANCES WILL START TO CROSS
THE REGION SUNDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK WHICH
WILL BRING A RETURN TO WINDY CONDITIONS AND SEVERAL MORE RED FLAG
WARNINGS LIKELY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........3-6 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH-NORTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 8 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........GOOD.



.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 3
                    TO 8 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-300 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 6 KNOTS.



.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........3-7 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST-SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........VERY GOOD.


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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...JAMIE FREDERICK
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110415.MTVIE.01/EPZ