FNUS74 KEPZ 191935
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST CENTER RX...SILVER CITY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
135 PM MDT TUE APR 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1340 MDT ON APRIL 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
CONTINUED DRY WEST WINDS AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL BE IN THE
BREEZY TO WINDY CATEGORY EACH AFTERNOON INTO THE FIRST PART OF NEXT
WEEK. ANOTHER DRY LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE STATE DURING
THE WEEKEND WITH WINDS INCREASING INTO THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK.
WINDS ARE A LITTLE MARGINAL FOR RED FLAG TODAY BUT JUST ENOUGH FOR AT
LEAST A LOWER END EVENT. WINDS WILL DECREASE TONIGHT.



.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST SOUTHWEST  7 TO 12 MPH GUST 20 MPH
                    20 TO 30 MPH RIDGE TOPS/EXPOSED AREAS..
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 18 KNOTS. EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 9 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-400 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 KNOTS. BECOMING POOR.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75..
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 11 TO 16 MPH BY MIDDAY.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 KNOTS. EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110419.EASTC.01/EPZ