FNUS74 KEPZ 292016
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR 3 CIRCLES-HP  PM...WILDERNESS RD, GILA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
116 PM MST SUN JAN 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 MST ON JANUARY 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT AND WEAK SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL MAKE
FOR LIGHT WINDS TONIGHT AND MONDAY. A DRY AIRMASS IS IN PLACE
ALLOWING FOR WIDE TEMPERATURES SWINGS. COLD MORNING AND WARMER
TEMPS TOMORROW AFTERNOON. LOW PM RH WILL RESULT TOMORROW DUE TO
THE LOW DEWPOINTS. EXPECT SOME THIN HIGH CLOUDS...BUT FUELS SHOULD
BE MOSTLY UNSHADED. CONTINUED WARMING ON TUESDAY WITH SLIGHT
INCREASES IN WESTERLY SURFACE WINDS. CONTINUED DRY THROUGH THE
WEEK WITH MILDLY BREEZY AFTERNOONS. HOWEVER NO CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR WITH FEW THIN CIRRUS (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-27.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE W/ INVERSION.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH...LIGHT UPSLOPE IN THE AFTN.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-5500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 KNOTS.

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FORECASTER...BIRD
REQUESTED BY...LIZ CARVER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120130.3CIRC.01/EPZ