FNUS74 KEPZ 091901
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR MILLER...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
101 PM MDT MON MAY 9 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1234 MDT ON MAY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM MDT TUESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LOW WILL BE MOVING OUT OF WESTERN NEVADA AND INTO THE FOUR
CORNERS AREA OVER THE NEXT DAY. THIS SLOW MOVEMENT TO THE SYSTEM
WILL KEEP STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS GOING ACROSS THE BURN AREA THROUGH
TUESDAY. THERE WILL BE AN INCREASE IN LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WITH THESE
SOUTHWEST WINDS BUT STILL EXPECT MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
TO BE BELOW CRITICAL VALUES NEAR 10 TO 15 PERCENT. A RED
FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM TONIGHT AND
ANOTHER FOR TUESDAY.  THE STORM SYSTEM WILL START TO PUSH EAST OF THE
AREA WEDNESDAY WHICH WILL ALLOW HIGH PRESSURE TO BUILD OVER THE
GREAT BASIN AND WINDS ACROSS OUR AREA WILL DECREASE FOR THE END OF
THE WEEK. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED WITH THIS UPCOMING SYSTEM AS
THE DEEPEST MOISTURE WILL STAY TO THE NORTH. TEMPERATURES WILL BE
COOLING OFF THROUGH WEDNESDAY WITH HIGHS FALLING INTO THE
60S FOR THESE DAYS. TEMPERATURES WILL START TO REBOUND
FOR THE END OF THE WEEK BUT WITH MUCH LIGHTER WINDS ALTHOUGH RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL LIKELY REMAIN BELOW 15 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 18 TO 28 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
                    DECREASING TO 7 TO 12 MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-1200 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 24 KNOTS.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY..SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH INCREASING
                    TO 18 TO 28 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 26 KNOTS.


$$
FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...DAN MINDAR
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110509.MILLE.01/EPZ