FNUS74 KEPZ 201424
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SAN ANDRES RX...US FWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
824 AM MDT WED APR 20 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON APRIL 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE WEEKEND RESULTING IN MORE OF THE SAME...BREEZY
AFTERNOONS  WITH HUMIDITIES UNDER 15% MAINTAINING A VERY
HIGH FIRE DANGER. THE DROUGHT CATEGORY IS EXTREME.WINDS WILL
BE UNDER RED FLAG CRITERION TODAY BUT WILL "APPROACH" CRITICAL
VALUES ON THURSDAY AND MAY ACTUALLY REACH RED FLAG CONDITIONS
FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY.VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY
AND MONDAY 40 TO 50 MPH EAST SLOPES. MIN RH VALUES WILL STAY
UNDER 15 PERCENT WITH THE OVERALL HAINES INDEX STAYING IN THE
4 CATEGORY FOR MOST AREAS TODAY AND THURSDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WSW 7 TO 12 MPH THEN 10 TO 15 MPH GUST 20 MPH
                    AFTN..
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9400-11100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 KNOTS. EXCELLENT

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 9 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-200 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 KNOTS. POOR.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 12 TO 17 MPH THEN 15-25 MPH G 27 MPH AFTN.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 13 KNOTS. EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...RYAN WHITEAKER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110420.SANAN.01/EPZ