FNUS74 KEPZ 230030
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WHIPPY...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
530 PM MST SUN JAN 22 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1721 MST ON JANUARY 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 20 MPH AT THE 20-FOOT
LEVEL WILL DIMINISH TO LESS THAN 5 MPH OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS...
AND WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AS WELL.  EXPECT SIMILAR CONDITIONS
TOMORROW...WITH WESTERLY WINDS AGAIN GUSTING 20 TO 25 MPH.


.THROUGH SUNSET...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3000 FT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 18 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........54,000 KNOT-FEET (FAIR)


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-34.
MAX HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 7 KNOTS.


.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 12 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........48,000 KNOT-FEET (FAIR)

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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120122.WHIPP.01/EPZ