FNUS74 KEPZ 311557
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST CENTERFIRE RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
957 AM MDT SAT MAR 31 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MDT ON MARCH 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL REACH
NORTHERN ARIZONA LATE SUNDAY AND MOVE INTO NEW MEXICO MONDAY.
WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THAT STORM WITH
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THESE WINDS...COMBINED WITH MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITY UNDER 15 PERCENT...WILL CREATE CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

VERY DRY CONDITIONS WITH VERY HIGH NFDRS FIRE WEATHER RATINGS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WINDS PICKING UP A BIT THIS AFTERNOON
THEN SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASING SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH SUSTAINED WINDS
OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. THAT PACIFIC STORM AND
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SLOWLY EAST MONDAY. WINDS BEHIND THE
STORM WILL STILL BE BREEZY MONDAY AND TEMPERATURES AROUND 10 DEGREES
COOLER. HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION BY MIDWEEK
WITH LIGHTER WINDS AND WARMER WEATHER.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12
                    MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 8 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........GOOD (72000 KNOT-FT).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 4 TO 9 TO MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500-8800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 KNOTS.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY..SOUTH 12 TO 17 MPH INCREASING TO
                    SOUTHWEST 23 TO 28 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
                    WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 22 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........VERY GOOD (132000 KNOT-FT).

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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120331.EASTC.01/EPZ