FNUS74 KEPZ 171618
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR PINE LAWN...SILVER CITY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1018 AM MDT SUN APR 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0951 MDT ON APRIL 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
INCREASING WINDS ALOFT AND LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OVER
EASTERN NEW MEXICO AND THE TEXAS PANHANDLE WILL CAUSE WINDS
TO STRENGTHEN THIS AFTERNOON AND MONDAY. THE INCREASING
WINDS...COMBINED WITH VERY DRY CONDITIONS AND VERY HIGH TO
EXTREME FIRE DANGER RATINGS...WILL CREATE A LONG TERM CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER SCENARIO. HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL BE 10 TO 15
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN THE SINGLE
DIGITS TO LOW TEENS. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL RUN 5 TO 10
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL EACH DAY THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK WITH
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY REMAINING BELOW 15 PERCENT. CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE EACH DAY WITH MONDAY LIKELY
BEING THE MOST EXTREME DAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST INCREASING TO 12 TO 22 MPH. A FEW AFTERNOON
                    GUSTS TO 30 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10000-11500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 17 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT (170000 KNOT-FT)

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 12 TO 17 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 7
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-400 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 11 KNOTS.


.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    21 TO 24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS
                    NEAR 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 21 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........VERY GOOD (147000 KNOT-FT)

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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110417.PINEL.01/EPZ