FNUS74 KEPZ 231431
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST CENTER RX...NM-SDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
831 AM MDT SAT APR 23 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0840 MDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE REGION WILL STAY UNDER A FAST PROGRESSIVE FLOW PATTERN WHICH
WILL KEEP WINDS GOING THROUGH AT LEAST THE EARLY PART OF NEXT
WEEK. EXPECT WINDS TODAY ABOUT 5-8 MPH FASTER THAN YESTERDAY.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE LOW BUT SLOWLY
RISING OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. AN UPPER TROUGH WILL BE
CROSSING THE REGION LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON WHICH WILL INCREASE
WINDS A LITTLE MORE. MONDAY WILL BE SIMILAR TO SUNDAY...BUT
TUESDAY LOOKS TO BE THE WINDIEST DAY OF THE NEXT 5 TO 7 DAYS AS
WINDS SHIFT AROUND MORE TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 30 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 12 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9200-10400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 21 KNOTS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    DECREASING TO 3 TO 8 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 14 KNOTS.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST 15 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 32 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9700-9900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 22 KNOTS.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...BURN BOSS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110423.EASTC.01/EPZ