FNUS74 KEPZ 231523
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR ESCONDIDO...NM-SDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
923 AM MDT SAT APR 23 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0850 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 MPH FASTER THAN YESTERDAY.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES REMAIN AROUND 15 TO 20 PERCENT THE NEXT
COUPLE OF AFTERNOONS. AN UPPER TROUGH WILL BE
CROSSING THE REGION LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON WHICH WILL INCREASE
WINDS A LITTLE MORE THAN TODAY. 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 50 MPH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 14 TO 21 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9100-9600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 18 KNOTS.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO
                    5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-600 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 13 KNOTS.


.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 TO 20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 15 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10600-11100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 22 KNOTS.


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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...BURN BOSS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110423.ESCON.01/EPZ