FNUS74 KEPZ 072316
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR MILLER...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
516 PM MDT SAT MAY 7 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1659 MDT ON MAY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM MDT SUNDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LOW WILL BE MOVING OUT OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND INTO
THE GREAT BASIN OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS WILL BRING RED
FLAG CONDITIONS SUNDAY AND MONDAY. WINDS WILL BE EVEN HIGHER ON MONDAY.
NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED WITH THIS UPCOMING SYSTEM.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLING OFF SLIGHTLY THROUGH
THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEK WITH HIGHS FALLING INTO THE LOWER TO MID
80S. WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHTER BY WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...BUT
SINGLE DIGITS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL RETURN.

&&

...PERCENTAGES SHOWN IN THE SKY/WEATHER PORTION REFLECT
SKY COVER AMOUNT...

...MEAN ELEVATIONS USED TO OBTAIN MIXING HEIGHTS AS FOLLOWS:
ZONE 110 - RESERVE   (5900 FT)
ZONE 111 - DEMING    (4300 FT)
ZONE 112 - LAS CRUCES(3900 FT)
ZONE 113 - RUIDOSO   (6900 FT)

VENTILATION CATEGORIES ARE DETERMINED BY CRITERIA ESTABLISHED
BY THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY.........27-32 PER CENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 11 KNOTS. BECOMING MARGINAL/POOR




.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........1-6 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH. GUST 25-30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 17 KNOTS.  EXCELLENT.


$$
FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...DAN MINDAR
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110507.MILLE.01/EPZ