FNUS74 KEPZ 081646
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SNARE MESA SOUTH...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
946 AM MST WED FEB 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0955 MST ON FEBRUARY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT INCREASING AND THICKENING CLOUDS TODAY FROM THE SOUTHWEST...
WITH FAIRLY LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS DEVELOPING TOWARDS MIDDAY. AN UPPER
LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BRING WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS TO THE AREA
TOMORROW...MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  AS A RESULT...EXPECT A GOOD SPIKE
IN RH TONIGHT AND TOMORROW.  WINDS TOMORROW WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE
MUCH OF THE DAY BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE NORTH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........40 AT IGNITION...MAX 50.
RH..................45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 8000 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 2 TO 3 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 10 KNOTS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION.........80,000 KNOT-FEET (GOOD)


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 29.
RH..................MAX 82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-400 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH 5 TO 6 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 3
                    TO 4 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN
                    SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 50.
RH..................MIN 41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE THROUGH MIDDAY...THEN
                    NORTH AROUND 6 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........63,000 KNOT-FEET (GOOD)

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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120208.SNARE.01/EPZ