FNUS74 KEPZ 221605
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WALLOW...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1005 AM MDT SUN MAY 22 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0919 MDT ON MAY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
20 FOOT WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE BURN SITE OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS...AS A SERIES OF WEAK UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE DISTURBANCES
MOVE THROUGH THE FOUR CORNERS STARTING THIS EVENING.  THE LAST
DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE THROUGH TUESDAY. CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS
WILL DEVELOP MONDAY AND TUESDAY...STARTING EACH AFTERNOON. HAINES
INDICES WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 5.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 2-4 MPH UNTIL 1100L...THEN SHIFTING
                    AND INCREASING SOUTHWEST 12-17 MPH MID DAY
                    WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 23 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 KNOTS.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST AROUND 12-15 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...WEAKENING AND SHIFTING NORTHWEST
                    5-10 MPH TOWARDS MIDNIGHT.  LOCAL DRAINAGE'S
                    DEVELOPING MID AND LOWER SLOPES OF THE LOCAL RANGE
                    SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET LOWER SUNSET.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-2400 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 KNOTS.


.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 3-5 MPH IN THE MORMING...INCREASING AND SHIFTING
                    SOUTHWEST 16-21 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO TO 26 MPH
                    BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 13 KNOTS.


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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110522.WALLO.01/EPZ