FNUS74 KEPZ 271513 FWSEPZ FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST CENTERFIRE RX...GNF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 913 AM MDT TUE MAR 27 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MDT ON MARCH 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... EXPECT A FAIRLY QUICK WARM UP THIS MORNING...WITH RAPIDLY DROPPING RH VALUES GIVEN VERY DRY AIR ALOFT. TEMPERATURES WILL AGAIN BE ON THE WARM SIDE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT WITH LIGHTER SOUTHWEST WINDS COMPARED TO YESTERDAY. DEEP MIXING WILL RESULT IN FAVORABLE VENT RATES THIS AFTERNOON...BUT THERE IS LIKELY A SHALLOW BUT SHARP INVERSION IN PLACE BASED ON REPORTED TEMPERATURES. THIS SHOULD BREAK BY 11 AM. EXPECT VERY SIMILAR CONDITIONS TOMORROW WITH JUST SLIGHTLY HIGHER WINDS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). CWR.................0 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........37 AT IGNITION...MAX 64. RH..................65 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 9 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 8400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 16 KNOTS. VENT RATE...........134,400 KNOT-FEET (VERY GOOD) .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). CWR.................0 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 28. RH..................MAX 68 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH BECOMING LIGHT. MIXING HEIGHT.......6600-7800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-200 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 2 TO 3 KNOTS. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). CWR.................0 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 68. RH..................MIN 7 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 11000 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. VENT RATE...........220,000 KNOT-FEET (EXCELLENT) $$ FORECASTER...HARDIMAN REQUESTED BY...IC REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120326.EASTC.01/EPZ