FNUS74 KEPZ 301457 FWSEPZ FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST CENTERFIRE RX...SILVER CITY DISP NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 857 AM MDT FRI MAR 30 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0910 MDT ON MARCH 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A SHORTWAVE RIDGE WILL BE PASSING OVER THE REGION DURING THE NEXT 36 HOURS ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO CONTINUE A SLOW WARM UP. WINDS WILL BE A BIT BREEZY AT TIMES SATURDAY WITH WINDY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING BY SUNDAY AS A DIGGING UPPER TROUGH MOVES INTO THE WEST COAST. RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO BE MET SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH WINDS GUSTING OVER 40 MPH. COOLER TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN FOR EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74 MIN HUMIDITY........7-11 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 4 TO 10 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10100-10800 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 KNOTS. VENT RATE...........VERY GOOD. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35. MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 8 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......9800-10800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-400 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 3 KNOTS. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75. MIN HUMIDITY........8-12 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 8 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8000-9300 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 13 KNOTS. VENT RATE...........VERY GOOD. $$ FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ REQUESTED BY...BATT 64 REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120330.EASTC.01/EPZ