FNUS74 KEPZ 191540
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR PINE LAWN...SILVER CITY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
940 AM MDT TUE APR 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0856 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 (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST SOUTHWEST  5 TO 10 MPH...THEN BY AFTERNOON
                    WEST 12 TO 22 MPH ISOLD G 27 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 KNOTS. VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 10 TO 17 MPH EARLY EVENING THEN WEST NORTHWEST
                    3 TO 6 MPH LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-1000 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 11 KNOTS. POOR AFTER MIDNIGHT.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 10 TO 17 MPH BY MIDDAY.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 14 KNOTS.


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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110419.PINEL.01/EPZ