FNUS74 KEPZ 281609
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CHIMENEA RX...SILVER CITY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1009 AM MDT THU APR 28 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0945 MDT ON APRIL 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH SLOWLY APPROACHING THE REGION...WILL BRING
INCREASING WEST TO SOUTHWEST 20 FOOT WINDS TO THE BURN SITE STARTING
LATER THIS EVENING.  NO PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR WITH THIS
FEATURE...MAINLY PERIODS OF HIGH CLOUDS WILL BE THE RULE.  EXPECT
HIGH WINDS ALSO FOR SATURDAY...GIVEN TROUGHS SLOW MOVEMENT.
HAINES INDICES WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 5 THROUGH FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE TIL NOON...THEN SOUTHWEST
                    8 TO 13 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 11 KNOTS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY...THEN LIGHT AND
                    VARIABLE WITH LOCAL DRAINAGES DEVELOPING AFTER 2100.
                    WINDS SHIFTING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH TOWARDS EARLY
                    MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-600 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 14 KNOTS.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) LATER IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH INCREASING
                    TO 25 TO 35 MPH MID DAY.  OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8200-10000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 28 KNOTS.

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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110428.CHIME.01/EPZ