FNUS74 KEPZ 131736
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR GILA CENTER SLASH PILE...SILVER CITY DISP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1036 AM MST MON FEB 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1045 MST ON FEBRUARY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A SHORTWAVE RIDGE WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION TODAY WHICH WILL HELP
WINDS SHIFT TO THE WEST THIS AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM
INTO THE MID 50S WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES REMAINING ABOVE
30 PERCENT. AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO
EASTERN ARIZONA DURING THE DAY TUESDAY AND BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE
FOR SOME RAIN SHOWERS TO THE BURN AREA ALONG WITH WINDY CONDITIONS
DEVELOPING FOR THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS BECOMING WEST 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4600-5500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 11 KNOTS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTH BY MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-600 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 KNOTS.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 16 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-5800 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 19 KNOTS.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120213.GILAC.01/EPZ