FNUS74 KEPZ 291436
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST SAWMILL RX...NM-SDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
836 AM MDT THU MAR 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0825 MDT ON MARCH 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
GENERALLY ZONAL FLOW WILL BE SETUP ACROSS THE REGION FOR THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS ALLOWING FOR BREEZY AFTERNOONS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE
IN THE MID 70S THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
FALLING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS EACH DAY. A STRENGTHENING UPPER LEVEL
STORM SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING INTO THE REGION LATE THIS WEEKEND WITH
EXTREMELY CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FOR SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-8 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 7 TO 12 MPH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12100-13200 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 13 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 7 KNOTS.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11000-11600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 12 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........VERY GOOD.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120329.EASTS.01/EPZ