FNUS74 KEPZ 092318
FWSEPZ

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1626 MDT ON MAY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THIS EVENING UNTIL 10 PM MDT...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT TUESDAY FROM 11 AM TO 9 PM MDT...


.DISCUSSION...'
A WIND ADVISORY...FOR WINDS IN EXCESS OF 30 MPH...IS ALSO IN
EFFECT FOR TUESDAY. A SLOW MOVING UPPER-LEVEL PACIFIC TROUGH
OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TOWARD SOUTHERN NEW
MEXICO TUESDAY. THIS LARGE SYSTEM WILL KEEP SOUTHWEST WINDS
STRONG AND THE REGION DRY. A BIT OF ADDED MOISTURE WILL ALLOW
BETTER OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES BUT DEWPOINTS WILL DROP AGAIN TUESDAY
ALLOWING MINIMUM RH TO DROP TO CRITICAL LEVELS. THE SYSTEM WILL
BEGIN TO PASS THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT. SOME MOISTURE ALOFT WILL
ACCOMPANY AND BRING AFTERNOON/EVENING CLOUDS. SOME ISOLATED STORMS
WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE HIGH COUNTRY...BUT STORMS/RAIN WILL
LIKELY MISS THE FIRE TO THE WEST AND NORTH. A WEAK PACIFIC COLD FRONT
WILL PUSH IN TUESDAY NIGHT...BETWEEN EVENING AND TURN WINDS FROM
SOUTHWEST TO WEST. BEHIND THE EXITING SYSTEM ON WEDNESDAY TEMPS
WILL BE A BIT COOLER...RH WILL COME UP...AND WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER
BUT REMAIN BREEZY. THURSDAY...A RIDGE FORMS OVER THE REGION TO
PROVIDE LIGHT WINDS...WARMING TEMPERATURES AND DRIER CONDITIONS.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY EARLY (10-20 PERCENT)...PARTLY CLOUDY
    IN THE AFTERNOON (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY EARLY THEN WINDY...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10100-11400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 25-30 KNOTS.
HAINES..............3.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY EARLY (30-40 PERCENT)...BECOMING MOSTLY
                    SUNNY (5-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY...WEST 8 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH                    WITH GUSTS TO
HAINES..............3.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-10 PERCENT). WARMER AND DRIER.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH.
HAINES..............5.

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FORECASTER...BIRD
REQUESTED BY...DAN MINDAR
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110509.MILLE.02/EPZ