FNUS74 KEPZ 181418
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR PINE LAWN...SILVER CITY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
818 AM MDT MON APR 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0751 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...
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 (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 4 TO 9 MP INCREASING TO SW 11 TO 16 MPH INCREASING LATE
                    MORNING THEN WSW 17 TO 22 MPH TO 22 GUST 27 MPH AFTN                TO 24 MPH I
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 18 KNOTS.
                    TO 24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GOOD

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 13 TO 18 GUST 23 MPH DECREASING TO 8
                    TO 13 LATE
MIXING HEIGHT.......7900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700-2100 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 22 KNOTS. FAIR



.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WSW 6 TO 13 MPH MORNING THEN WEST 13 TO 21 MPH
                    BY AFTERNOON
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 21 KNOTS. GOOD


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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110418.PINEL.01/EPZ