FNUS74 KEPZ 151444
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR GODFREY FIRE...NM-SDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
844 AM MDT WED JUN 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0813 MDT ON JUNE 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...
DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE WITH AN INCREASE IN WINDS STARTING THURSDAY AS ANOTHER
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OVER THE WEST COAST...WHILE HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT
CONTINUES TO BUILD OVER NORTHERN MEXICO.  THE TROUGH WILL REMAIN OVER THE WESTERN
STATES THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...MOVING THE HIGH OFF TO OUR EAST THIS WEEKEND.
THIS WILL MEAN BREEZY TO NEAR WINDY CONDITIONS FOR US FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS...WITH
HIGHS EXPECTED TO RUN 6 TO 11 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.
CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS ARE ALSO ANTICIPATED FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....95-98.
MIN HUMIDITY........3-7 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE UNTIL 0900L...THEN WEST-NORTHWEST
                    WEST-NORTHWEST 4-7 MPH THROUGH 1100L.  WINDS INCREASING
                    AND SHIFTING WEST-SOUTHWEST 11-15 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    THEN 15-19 MPH MID AND LATE AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    OVER 20 MPH...ESPECIALLY OVER WESTERN EDGE OF FIRE WITH
                    PROXIMITY TO WEST SLOPE OFF THE KNOB.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 15800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 KNOTS.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MAX HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST 15-19 MPH UNTIL 2000L...DECREASING AND BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST TO 4 TO 7 MPH BEFORE MIDNIGHT.  PORTIONS OF FIRE
                    OFF KNOB ON WEST SLOPE MAY EXPERIENCE LOCAL DRAINAGES AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......15800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-200 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 KNOTS.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....95-98.
MIN HUMIDITY........3-6 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3-5 MPH UNTIL 0800L...INCREASING AND SHIFTING
                    WEST-SOUTHWEST 15-19 MPH AFT 1100L.  THEN 22-27 MPH BY EARLY
                    AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OVER 30 MPH...ESPECIALLY OVER
                    WESTERN EDGE OF FIRE WITH PROXIMITY TO WEST SLOPE OFF THE KNOB.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 14300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 14 KNOTS.


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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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