FNUS74 KEPZ 201720
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR GODFREY FIRE...NM-SDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1120 AM MDT MON JUN 20 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1050 MDT ON JUNE 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE STRONG PACIFIC TROUGH THAT BROUGHT VERY WINDY CONDITIONS SUNDAY
IS MOVING THROUGH THE ROCKIES THIS MORNING AND WILL EXIT NEW MEXICO
THIS AFTERNOON.  TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WARM BUT DROP BELOW THE
TRIPLE-DIGIT MARK ACROSS THE LOWLANDS TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY BEHIND
THIS SYSTEM. HIGH PRESSURE RETURNS OVER THE SOUTHWEST BY MID WEEK
KEEPING WINDS LIGHTER TOMORROW AND THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK.
THIS LARGE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO KEEP OUR
REGION DRY AND HOT BEGINNING THURSDAY THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND. THE
MIN RH FIELD WILL BASICALLY RANGE FROM AROUND 10%  MONDAY AND
TUESDAY. THE HAINES INDEX WILL STAY IN THE 5 CATEGORY IN THE AFTERNOON
FOR MOST AREAS THROUGH TUESDAY.



.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-94.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH
                    BECOMING 10 TO 15 GUST 22 MPH AFTN.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 12 KNOTS. EXCELLENT


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 9 KNOTS.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90 TO 95.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 6 TO 7 MPH
                    THEN SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH LATE AFTERNOON..
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 4 KNOTS. GOOD.


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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110620.GODFR.01/EPZ