FNUS74 KEPZ 231605
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR DITCH...SILVER CITY DISP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1005 AM MDT FRI MAR 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0932 MDT ON MARCH 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BRING DRY AND WARM WEATHER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL
TODAY...THEN 4 TO 8 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL TOMORROW AND SATURDAY.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY FROM THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOW TEENS
EACH AFTERNOON. WINDS GENERALLY LIGHT TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...BUT PICKING UP A LITTLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. INCREASING
SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL KEEP DRY AIR IN PLACE SUNDAY...BUT AN
UPPER LEVEL LOW PASSING TO THE NORTH MAY BRING BREEZY CONDITIONS
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. VENTILATION FAIR TODAY AND GOOD SATURDAY. HAINES
INDEX LOW (4) TODAY AND MODERATE (5) SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    6 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION.........FAIR (42000 KNOT-FT).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-34.
MAX HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6 TO
                    12 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENTILATION.........GOOD (67000 KNOT-FT).

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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...BATT 64
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120323.DITCH.01/EPZ