FNUS74 KEPZ 221542
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR YELLOW...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
942 AM MDT FRI APR 22 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0915 MDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
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 APPROXIMATELY  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 4
THROUGH SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH THROUGH MID MORNING...INCREASING
                    AND SHIFTING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
                    WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 28 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6900-7800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 20 KNOTS.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH EARLY...BECOMING LIGHT
                    AND VARIABLE WITH LOCAL DRAINAGES DEVELOPING AFTER
                    10 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-1900 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 KNOTS.


.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 4 MPH THROUGH MID MORNING...INCREASING
                    TO 18 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO 32 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 19 KNOTS.


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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110422.YELLO.01/EPZ