FNUS74 KEPZ 171608
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR GODFREY FIRE...NM-SDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1008 AM MDT FRI JUN 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0920 MDT ON JUNE 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM
MDT THIS EVENING...

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

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


.DISCUSSION...
VERY DRY WITH BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT
FEW DAYS...AS A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS MOVE
INTO THE INTER MOUNTAIN WEST.  STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
SUNDAY...AS THE MAIN TROUGH MOVES NEAREST US...THROUGH THE
SOUTHERN ROCKIES AT THAT TIME.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....95-99.
MIN HUMIDITY........2-6 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 15-19 MPH UNTIL 1100L...THEN WEST-SOUTHWEST
                    21 TO 26 MPH BY MID DAY WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OVER 40 MPH
                    THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY OVER WESTERN EDGE OF FIRE
                    WITH PROXIMITY TO WEST SLOPE OFF THE KNOB.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 13600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 17 KNOTS.
VENT CATEGORY.......66300 KNOT-FT(GOOD)...INCREASING TO 231200 KNOT-FT(EXCELLENT)
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....68-72.
MAX HUMIDITY........20-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST 21 TO 26 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 MPH UNTIL
                    2000L...DECREASING AND BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH AFTER 0200L.
                    PORTIONS OF FIRE OFF KNOB ON WEST SLOPE MAY EXPERIENCE LOCAL DRAINAGES
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-400 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 12 KNOTS.
VENT CATEGORY.......150000 KNOT-FT(EXCELLENT) EARLY IN THE EVENING...DECREASING
                    TO 3600 KNOT-FT(POOR) AFTER MIDNIGHT..


.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....94-98.
MIN HUMIDITY........4-8 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING..INCREASING
                    AND SHIFTING WEST-SOUTHWEST 15-19 MPH AFTER 0900L...THEN
                    WEST-SOUTHWEST 21 TO 26 MPH BY MID DAY WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    OVER 40 MPH THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY OVER WESTERN
                    EDGE OF FIRE WITH PROXIMITY TO WEST SLOPE OFF THE KNOB.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 15400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 KNOTS.
VENT CATEGORY.......3000 KNOT-FT(POOR) EARLY IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    TO 231000 KNOT-FT(EXCELLENT) IN THE AFTERNOON.


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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110617.GODFR.01/EPZ