FNUS74 KEPZ 021958
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR 3 MILE...NMLNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
158 PM MDT WED NOV 2 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1339 MDT ON NOVEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL GRADUALLY BE SHIFTING AROUND THIS AFTERNOON FROM THE NORTHEAST
BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT WHICH MOVED THROUGH THE BURN AREA THIS
MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL BE STEADY TO SLOWLY FALLING THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON AS THE COLDER AIR FILTERS INTO THE AREA. TEMPERATURES
TOMORROW WILL BE A LITTLE COOLER THAN TODAY WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES FALLING INTO THE 15-20 PERCENT RANGE. A STRONGER STORM
SYSTEM WILL BE APPROACHING FRIDAY WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING UP INTO
THE LOWER TO MID 60S. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL BE DEVELOPING FRIDAY NIGHT
INTO SATURDAY AS THE NEXT COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....TEMPERATURES STEADY TO SLOWLY FALLING FROM THE
                    UPPER 50S.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS BECOMING NORTH-NORTHEAST 7 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 23 KNOTS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 25.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 8 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-700 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 8 KNOTS.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 4 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 KNOTS.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...NM ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20111102.3MILE.01/EPZ