FNUS74 KEPZ 171553
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR BACA PIT...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
853 AM MST TUE JAN 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON JANUARY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
FAIRLY LIGHT WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PREVAIL TODAY...WITH MAX
TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL.  INCREASINGLY WARM TEMPERATURES ALOFT
WILL RESULT IN MORE LIMITED MIXING TOMORROW...WHICH WILL REDUCE
VENTILATION TO THE POOR CATEGORY.  OTHERWISE...DRY CONDITIONS
AND GENERALLY LIGHT WESTERLY FLOW WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE WEEK
WITH INCREASING TEMPERATURES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........36 AT IGNITION...MAX 44.
RH..................50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 4000
                    FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4 TO 5 KNOTS INCREASING TO WEST 16 TO
                    17 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION.........68,000 KNOT-FEET (GOOD)

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 21.
RH..................MAX 47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST AROUND 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 KNOTS.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 49.
RH..................MIN 22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST AROUND 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 16 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........32,000 KNOT-FEET (POOR)

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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120117.BACAP.01/EPZ