FNUS74 KEPZ 081418
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR RANGE...NM-SDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
818 AM MDT SUN MAY 8 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0756 MDT ON MAY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...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. AS IT DOES...WINDS ALOFT WILL
BE INCREASING AND A SURFACE LOW DEEPENING OVER THE PLAINS OF COLORADO.
THIS WILL SETUP A TIGHT GRADIENT ACROSS THE AREA WITH WINDS OF 20 TO
30+ MPH LIKELY THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH SINGLE
DIGIT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO CREATE EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
MONDAY IS EXPECTED TO SEE THE STRONGEST WINDS OF THE NEXT 3 DAYS.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLING DOWN A FEW DEGREES EACH DAY FROM MONDAY
TO WEDNESDAY WHICH WILL HELP SLIGHTLY WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES.
NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........3-5 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 18 TO 25 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH BY 2 PM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 18 KNOTS.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST DECREASING TO 6 TO 12 MPH AFTER SUNSET.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-300 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 KNOTS.


.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY..SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH INCREASING
                    TO 22 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 26 KNOTS.



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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110508.RANGE.01/EPZ