FNUS74 KEPZ 021857
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CHIMENEA RX...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1257 PM MDT MON MAY 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1245 MDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. FOR THE
REST OF TODAY EXPECT NORTH-NORTHEAST WINDS MAXING OUT IN THE 7 TO 12
MPH RANGE.  A FEW CU BUILDUPS IN THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...BUT NO
SHOWERS EXPECTED TO REACH THE GROUND.  WINDS OVERNIGHT WILL BE LIGHT
AND VARIABLE...PRIMARILY DRIVEN BY DRAINAGE FLOWS.  TEMPS WILL DROP
WELL BELOW FREEZING...AND HUMIDITY RECOVERY WILL BE MODEST...WITH
MAX RH APPROACHING 40 PERCENT. WINDS TOMORROW AFTERNOON WILL SHIFT TO
SOUTHERLY AND GENERALLY BE BELOW 10 MPH.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........46 AT IGNITION...MAX 54.
RH..................27 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 8800 FT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 13 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........114,000 KNOT-FT (VERY GOOD)


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 15.
RH..................MAX 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 5 TO 9 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-400 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 TO 7 KNOTS BECOMING VARIABLE AROUND 4
                    KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62.
RH..................MIN 5 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 KNOTS
VENTILATION.........51,600 KNOT-FEET (FAIR)

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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...BURN BOSS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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