FNUS74 KEPZ 271334 FWSEPZ FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CHIMENEA RX...BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 734 AM MDT WED APR 27 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0740 MDT ON APRIL 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE NEW MEXICO TODAY AND THURSDAY GIVING A BREAK TO THE WINDY CONDITIONS AND BRINGING SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPS AND A LITTLE HIGHER RH VALUES WEDNESDAY BUT WARMER AGAIN AND DRIER ON THURSDAY. HOWEVER...ANOTHER HOWEVER ANOTHER STRONG DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ROCKIES FRIDAY AND SATURDAY BRINGING HIGH WINDS AND A RETURN OF RED FLAG CONDITIONS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57. MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH NORTHWEST 2 TO 7 MPH THEN NORTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH BY AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 19 KNOTS. VERY GOOD. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35. MAX HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......5300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 9 KNOTS. BECOMING POOR. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66. MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 11 TO 16 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11600 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 11 KNOTS. VERY GOOD TO EXCELLENT. $$ FORECASTER...NOVLAN REQUESTED BY...IC REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110427.CHIME.01/EPZ