FNUS74 KEPZ 061609
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR TOWER FIRE...NM-LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
909 AM MST TUE MAR 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0848 MST ON MARCH 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM MST THIS
EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL BE DIGGING INTO THE GREAT BASIN TODAY AND
TOWARD THE FOUR CORNERS REGION WEDNESDAY. AN INTENSIFYING LEE TROUGH
WILL BE SETUP JUST TO THE EAST WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING
ACROSS THE BURN AREA. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON WHEN 30 TO 40 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE
LIKELY. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS
SO VERY EXTREME FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED EACH OF THE
NEXT TWO AFTERNOONS. WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY DURING THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS WHICH WILL LIMIT COOLING AND POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE
FORECAST. COOLER AIR WILL BE MOVING IN WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH MUCH
COOLER TEMPERATURES FOR THURSDAY INTO SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 68.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-7 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 18 TO 28 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7200-8000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 23 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........EXCELLENT.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-500 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 KNOTS.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY..SOUTHWEST 18 TO 28 MPH INCREASING
                    TO 28 TO 38 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 34 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........EXCELLENT.



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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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