FNUS74 KEPZ 221506
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST CENTER RX...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
906 AM MDT FRI APR 22 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0850 MDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
EARLY SATURDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
THE SOUTHERN END OF A FAST MOVING TROUGH WILL SWING THROUGH THE SOUTHERN
ROCKIES TODAY...BRINGING INCREASING 20-FOOT WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS TO THE
BURN SITE BEGINNING BETWEEN 9 AND 10 AM THIS MORNING.  TROUGH WILL MOVE
OUT OF THE AREA LATE TODAY...WITH INCREASING HIGH CLOUD COVER IN ITS WAKE
STARTING LATER THIS AFTERNOON.  HAINES INDICES WILL RANGE FROM 2 TO 3
THROUGH SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH TIL 10 AM...INCREASING
                    TO 15 TO 20 MPH THROUGH THE DAY WITH OCCASIONAL
                    GUSTS TO 28 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000-9400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 18 KNOTS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH EARLY...DECREASING TO
                    3 TO 6 MPH WITH LOCAL DRAINAGES DEVELOPING
                    AFTER 9 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-400 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 11 KNOTS.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    LATE MORNING TO 18 TO 23 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO 32 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9800-10900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 KNOTS.

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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110422.EASTC.01/EPZ