FNUS74 KEPZ 181555
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST CENTER RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
955 AM MDT MON APR 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0950 MDT ON APRIL 18.
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 TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
...PUT DISCUSSION TEXT HERE...
A STRONG ZONAL FLOW ALOFT WILL MAINTAIN VERY WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS
THIS WEEK WITH BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED MOST DAYS THROUGH
THE WEEKEND. DAY TIME TEMPERATURES WILL WARM WELL ABOVE NORMAL FOR
MUCH OF THE WEEK BEFORE COOLING A FEW DEGREES TOWARD THE END OF THE
WEEK. THE HAINES INDEX WILL GO FROM 4 TO 5 THIS AFTERNOON.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH INCREASING TO 18
                    TO 23 MPH GUST 28 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 20 KNOTS. EXCELLENT

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........57-62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 12 TO 22 MPH. THEN WEST 8 TO 13 MPH LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700-2000 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 24 KNOTS. FAIR

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 14 TO 21 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 23 KNOTS. EXCELLENT

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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...BURN BOSS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110418.EASTC.01/EPZ