FNUS74 KEPZ 292032
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR MILLER...NM-SDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
232 PM MDT FRI APR 29 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1401 MDT ON APRIL 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

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

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

...WIND ADVISORY ALSO IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH APPROACHING NEW MEXICO FROM THE NORTHWEST
WILL CONTINUE TO BRING STRONG GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE BURN
SITE...REMAINDER OF TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. SYSTEM WILL SEND STRONG
COLD FRONT ACROSS THE BURN SITE FROM THE NORTH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY..SOUTHWEST 11 TO 21 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
                    GUSTS TO 30 MPH REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL...INCREASING TO 9200 FT AGL
                    BY DAYS END.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 25 KNOTS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY..WEST 20 TO 28 MPH DECREASING TO
                    11 TO 16 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 23 KNOTS.  11 TO 16 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY..SOUTHWEST 11 TO 21 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
                    GUSTS TO 30 MPH REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7700-8900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 23 KNOTS.

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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...BURN BOSS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110429.MILLE.01/EPZ