FNUS74 KEPZ 091648
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SHERRIDAN SLASH PIT...SILVER CITY DISP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
948 AM MST WED NOV 9 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0955 MST ON NOVEMBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WILL BE SIMILAR AS HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES
OVER THE REGION. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT WHICH WILL KEEP
VENTILATION RATES POOR. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMING INTO
THE MID 50S WITH A SLOW DROP IN MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES.
WINDS WILL START TO INCREASE FRIDAY A LITTLE AS THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM
MOVES INTO THE EASTERN PACIFIC AND THE FLOW BECOMES MORE
WEST TO SOUTHWEST. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO BE ON THE INCREASE
INTO THE WEEKEND AS WELL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE UP TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND
                    5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7200-8500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN DECREASING TO 3400
                    FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 5 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........POOR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....21-26.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 2 TO 6 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1600-3500 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 9 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........POOR.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111109.SHERR.02/EPZ