FNUS74 KEPZ 112055
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SNARE MESA SOUTH RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
255 PM MDT SUN MAR 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1440 MDT ON MARCH 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY AND WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL PREVAIL MOST OF THIS WEEK
AND BRING DRY CONDITIONS AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. NO SIGNIFICANT
WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME UNTIL AROUND NEXT FRIDAY. THE HAINES
INDEX WILL RUN IN THE 3 AND 4 CATEGORY SUNDAY AND BECOME MOSTLY 5 ALL
AREAS MONDAY AFTERNOON.


.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........20% TO 50% MOSTLY HIGH CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH GUSTS 18.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-6100 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 6 KNOTS. FAIR TO GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........SOME HIGH CLOUDS (30-70 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-31.
MAX HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5800-6100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-300 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 7 KNOTS.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-55 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH BY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 5 KNOTS. GOOD.

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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...ALBERT FLORES
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120311.SNARE.01/EPZ