FNUS74 KEPZ 181548
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR GODFREY FIRE...NM-SDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
948 AM MDT SAT JUN 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0924 MDT ON JUNE 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
   SUNDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL MOVE INTO NEW MEXICO
SUNDAY AND MONDAY PRODUCING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER WINDS AND HUMIDITIES.
NOTE: WINDS WILL BE 10 TO 15 MPH STRONGER IN GENERAL ON SUNDAY OVER SATURDAY.
TEMPS WILL CONTINUE 5 TO 10 DEG F ABOVE NORMAL WITH CONTINUED POOR OVER
NIGHT RH RECOVERY IN MOST AREAS THIS WEEKEND.  MIN RH VALUES WILL STAY IN THE
SINGLE DIGITS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY . HAINES VALUES WILL BE 6 SATURDAY AND
5 SUNDAY AFTERNOON.


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.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....97-102.
MIN HUMIDITY........2-7 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO WEST 7 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 13 TO 23
                    GUST 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 16400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 13 KNOTS. EXCELLENT



.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MAX HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT. LIMITED RH RECOVERY
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......18100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-300 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 11 KNOTS.


.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). AREAS OF BLOWING
                    DUST IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....98-103.
MIN HUMIDITY........1-6 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY..WEST 17 TO 27 MPH GUST 40 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 13200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 21 KNOTS. EXCELLENT


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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110618.GODFR.01/EPZ