FNUS74 KEPZ 050108
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR TOWER FIRE...NM-MEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
608 PM MST SUN MAR 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1737 MST ON MARCH 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT WITH LOCAL DRAINAGES THIS EVENING AND AGAIN
MOST OF MONDAY...AS BROAD RATHER FLAT HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS ACROSS
THE REGION.  WINDS SHOULD TURN SOUTHWEST AND INCREASE A LITTLE LATER
IN THE AFTERNOON MONDAY...AS ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
BEGINS ITS APPROACH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST-SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT...SHIFTING
                    SOUTH BY MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 4 KNOTS.
VENT CATEGORY.......(POOR) 26800 KNOT-FT...DECREASING TO 1200 KNOT-FT(POOR).


.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........4-9 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 6 TO 11 MPH THROUGH 1400L...THEN INCREASING
                    AND SHIFTING SOUTHWEST 9 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 KNOTS.
VENT CATEGORY.......7800 KNOT-FT (POOR)...INCREASING TO 72000 KNOT-FT(GOOD)

.MONDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (23-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........25-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 11 MPH EARLY...DECREASING TO 3 TO 7 MPH
                    MID EVENING...THEN INCREASING FROM THE SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH
                    UPPER SLOPES TOWARDS TUESDAY MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4860 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 4 KNOTS.
VENT CATEGORY.......(POOR) 19440 KNOT-FT...DECREASING TO 800 KNOT-FT(POOR).



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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120304.TOWER.01/EPZ