FNUS74 KEPZ 191614
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR GODFREY FIRE...NM-SDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1014 AM MDT SUN JUN 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0947 MDT ON JUNE 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN U.S. WILL MOVE INTO
THE ROCKIES AND TAIL ACROSS NEW MEXICO MONDAY MORNING. AHEAD OF
THIS SYSTEM WINDS AND HUMIDITIES WILL REACH CRITICAL LEVELS ALONG
WITH TEMPERATURES 5 TO 10 DEG F ABOVE NORMAL TODAY.
WINDS WILL REMAIN FAIRLY STRONG OVERNIGHT THUS LIMITING HUMIDITY
RECOVERY. AS THE TROUGH EXITS MONDAY...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS SHOULD
START TO DECREASE DURING THE DAY TO MARGINALLY CRITICAL LEVELS. MIN RH
VALUES WILL CONTINUE BELOW 10 PERCENT FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY.
THE HAINES INDEX WILL RUN 5 SUNDAY AND MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE
EVENING.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT). AREAS OF BLOWING
                    DUST IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....99-104.
MIN HUMIDITY........1-6 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY..SOUTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH INCREASING
                    TO 18 TO 28 MPH IN THE AFTN WITH GUSTS TO 38 MPH.                    MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10800-12300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 27 KNOTS. EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MAX HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT. LIMITED RH RECOVERY
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY..SOUTH 17 TO 27 MPH DECREASING
                    TO 7 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-1100 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 20 KNOTS. POOR TO FAIR LATE.



.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....93-98.
MIN HUMIDITY........3-8 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST AROUND 14 KNOTS. EXCELLENT,


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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110619.GODFR.01/EPZ