FNUS74 KEPZ 171532
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR GRINDSTONE PILES...BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
832 AM MST TUE JAN 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0835 MST ON JANUARY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS WILL BECOME WEST TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH
BY LATE MORNING...WITH VENT RATES IMPROVING TO THE GOOD CATEGORY.
EXPECT SIMILAR CONDITIONS TOMORROW...WITH CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS
AND GENERALLY LIGHT WESTERLY FLOW THROUGH THE WEEK.  TEMPERATURES
WILL BE NEAR NORMAL TODAY...BUT WILL CLIMB STEADILY THROUGH THE
WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........41 AT IGNITION...MAX 50.
RH..................40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL AT IGNITION...MAX 5000 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........70,000 KNOT-FEET (GOOD)

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 26.
RH..................MAX 52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 9 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 11 TO 12 KNOTS.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 54.
RH..................MIN 20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 8 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 2700 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 17 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........45,900 KNOT-FEET (FAIR)

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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120117.GRIND.01/EPZ