FNUS74 KEPZ 171740
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR THREE CIRCLES...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1040 AM MST TUE JAN 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1045 MST ON JANUARY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
FAIRLY LIGHT WEST 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 (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........41 AT IGNITION...MAX 49.
RH..................59 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 6 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2700 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 3000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 14 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........42,000 KNOT-FEET (FAIR)


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 24.
RH..................MAX 75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 KNOTS.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 54.
RH..................MIN 21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST AROUND 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........36,000 KNOT-FEET (POOR)

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