FNUS74 KEPZ 202024
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SIGN CAMP...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
224 PM MDT WED APR 20 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1403 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. 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 (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 8 TO 13 MPH G 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 11 KNOTS. VERY GOOD.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-800 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 KNOTS. GOOD THEN POOR LATE.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH GUST 20-25 MPH BY AFTN.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 KNOTS. EXCELLENT.


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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110420.SIGNC.01/EPZ