FNUS74 KEPZ 311438
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR 3 CIRCLES- MCKNIGHT...WILDERNESS RD, GILA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
738 AM MST TUE JAN 31 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0740 MST ON JANUARY 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER TROUGH WILL BE APPROACHING THE AREA TODAY WHICH WILL START
TO INCREASE WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON. VENT RATES WILL BE GOOD TODAY
ONCE THE WINDS INCREASE. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION
TONIGHT BEHIND THE TROUGH AND WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT THEN SHIFT
AROUND TO THE SOUTHEAST WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE PERSISTENT
IN THE LOWER TO MID 50S WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE
UPPER TEENS TO MID 20S. A STRONGER STORM SYSTEM WILL BE DIGGING INTO
THE FOUR CORNERS REGION THURSDAY WHICH WILL INCREASE THE WINDS
ACROSS THE BURN AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST LESS THAN 5 MPH INCREASING TO
                    8 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5300-6500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 11 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....23-28.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 6 KNOTS.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE UP TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 4 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700-5600 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 6 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........POOR.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...LIZ CARVER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120131.3CIRC.01/EPZ