FNUS74 KEPZ 101817
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR MILLER...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1217 PM MDT TUE MAY 10 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1152 MDT ON MAY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
TODAY WILL BE THE LAST DAY OF VERY STRONG WINDS ALTHOUGH YOU WILL
CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH
EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. A BRIEF PERIOD OF RED
FLAG CONDITIONS IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS BOTH RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES AND WINDS WILL FLIRT WITH CRITERIA. TEMPERATURES WILL
BE WARMING STARTING THURSDAY AS A RIDGE REPLACES THE SLOW MOVING
UPPER LOW CURRENTLY MOVING INTO THE FOUR CORNERS REGION. DRIER
AIR WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THE RIDGE WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES RETURNING TO THE SINGLE DIGITS BY FRIDAY. NO
PRECIPITATION IS ANYWHERE ON THE HORIZON FOR THE BURN AREA.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH EARLY...
                    BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST DECREASING TO 5 TO 9
                    MPH BY MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-2200 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 17 KNOTS.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9200-9500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 13 KNOTS.


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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...DAN MINDAR
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110510.MILLE.01/EPZ