FNUS74 KEPZ 271505
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR PELONA RX...NM-SDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
905 AM MDT FRI MAY 27 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0910 MDT ON MAY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

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

.DISCUSSION...
ENHANCED WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT TODAY WILL AGAIN BRING GUSTY WEST WINDS
TO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON.  EXPECT 20-FOOT WINDS AROUND 20 MPH BY
EARLY AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH.  A DEEP TROUGH WILL
APPROACH THE AREA FROM THE WEST THIS WEEKEND...BRINGING INCREASING
SOUTHWEST WINDS TO THE AREA SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY.  TEMPERATURES
WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH SUNDAY...AND MINIMUM HUMIDITY
VALUES WILL REMAIN BELOW 15 PERCENT THROUGH THE PERIOD.  WITH THE
ON-GOING BREEZY CONDITIONS...EXPECT POOR OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERY.  AN
EASTERLY PUSH WILL BRING SOME MOISTURE TO THE AREA LATE TUESDAY INTO
WEDNESDAY.  THIS WILL INCREASE THE PROBABILITY OF THUNDERSTORMS AND
DRY LIGHTNING BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........63 AT IGNITION...MAX 80.
RH..................17 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 5 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 12 TO 21 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 KNOTS INCREASING TO 24 TO 25 KNOTS
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION.........277,500 KNOT-FEET (EXCELLENT).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51.
RH..................MAX 23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 12 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 10
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-500 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 27 KNOTS DECREASING TO 10 TO 11
                    KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77.
RH..................MIN 7 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 12 TO 21 MPH INCREASING TO 22 TO 24
                    MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 26 TO 27 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........324,000 KNOT-FEET (EXCELLENT)

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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110527.PELON.01/EPZ