FNUS74 KEPZ 051703
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CAMP GERONIMO...NMLNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1103 AM MDT THU MAY 5 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1017 MDT ON MAY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHEAST WINDS BEHIND COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE OVERNIGHT...WILL CONTINUE
FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY...BEFORE TURNING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST EARLY
THIS EVENING AND FRIDAY...AS FLOW ALOFT BEGINS TO STRENGTHEN AHEAD
OF ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL LOW EXPECTED LATER THIS WEEKEND. HAINES
INDICES WILL REMAIN HIGH...IN THE 5 TO 6 RANGE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH..WITH OCCASIONAL
                    UP-VALLEY GUSTS TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 6 KNOTS.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........52-56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LOCAL DRAINAGES DEVELOPING AFTER SUNSET..OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-500 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 7 KNOTS.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH...INCREASING AND
                    SHIFTING SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
                    WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 23 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 14800-15600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 17 KNOTS.


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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...NM ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110505.CAMPG.01/EPZ