FNUS74 KEPZ 052120
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR 3 CIRCLES- MCKNIGHT S...WILDERNESS RD, GILA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
220 PM MST SUN FEB 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0715 MST ON FEBRUARY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LOW CURRENTLY OVER SOUTHWEST COLORADO WILL SLOWLY START TO
EJECT ONTO THE FRONT RANGE TOMORROW. THIS WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES COOL
TONIGHT WITH VERY GOOD RECOVERIES AS WELL AS FOR MONDAY. AS THIS LOW
MOVES EAST...WINDS WILL SHIFT AROUND FROM THE SOUTHEAST TO
THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE A FAIR AMOUNT OF HIGH CLOUDS
OVER THE BURN AREA...BUT NO PRECIPITATION. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED GOING INTO TUESDAY...BUT AS ANOTHER UPPER LOW DIGS INTO
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA...WINDS WILL SHIFT BACK AROUND TO THE SOUTHEAST.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 24.
MAX HUMIDITY........83-88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 12 KNOTS.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 4 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    WEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 12 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........GOOD.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...LIZ CARVER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120206.3CIRC.01/EPZ