FNUS74 KEPZ 281443
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST CENTERFIRE RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
843 AM MDT WED MAR 28 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0845 MDT ON MARCH 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL FOR THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS WITH WINDS DURING THE AFTERNOON WEST TO SOUTHWEST AND
BECOMING TERRAIN DOMINATED AT NIGHT. VERY DRY AIR WILL REMAIN IN
PLACE WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS
EACH OF THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THERE WILL BE A GRADUAL INCREASE IN
WINDS FOR THE END OF THE WEEK WITH THE WINDIEST DAY COMING SUNDAY
AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE ROCKIES TO OUR NORTH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 2 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 8
                    TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11600-12700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 11 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........VERY GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-31.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11000-12400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 KNOTS.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........4-9 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12000-12600 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........VERY GOOD.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120328.EASTC.01/EPZ