FNUS74 KEPZ 041447
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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CLOVERDALE...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
847 AM MDT WED MAY 4 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0829 MDT ON MAY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES TODAY DUE TO HIGH CIRRUS COVER...BUT
THIS WILL HAVE LIMITED IMPACT ON TEMPERATURES.  WINDS WILL BE
LIGHT AND VARIABLE THROUGH ABOUT MIDDAY...SLIGHTLY FAVORING SOUTH
TO SOUTHEAST.  WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY BY LATE AFTERNOON
AND WILL INCREASE TO 8 TO 12 MPH LATE.  THERE MAY BE A BRIEF PERIOD
OF 15-20 MPH GUSTS DURING PEAK MIXING AND HEATING.  OTHERWISE
EXPECT LIGHTER AND MORE VARIABLE WINDS TOMORROW AFTERNOON.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-80 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........5 TO 7 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE EARLY THROUGH MIDDAY...
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH BY MID-
                    AFTERNOON.  BRIEF PERIOD OF GUSTS 15-20 MPH
                    POSSIBLE DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7600-8500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 8 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........MAX 68,000 KNOT-FT (GOOD - NEW MEXICO DEFINITION)


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-300 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 6 KNOTS.

                    SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........2-7 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 17700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 4 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........MAX 70,000 KNOT-FT (GOOD - NEW MEXICO DEFINITION)


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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...SARA SEXSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110504.CLOVE.01/EPZ