FNUS74 KEPZ 191911
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR YELLOW...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
111 PM MDT TUE APR 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1252 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.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 9 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    WINDS 15-22 G 27 MPH RIDGE TOPS/EXPOSED AREAS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 19 KNOTS. EXCELLENT


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 4 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-1200 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 13 KNOTS. BECOMING POOR


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST  9 TO 14 MPH BY MIDDAY.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 14 KNOTS. EXCELLENT


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