FNUS74 KEPZ 011504
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST CENTERFIRE RX...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
904 AM MDT SUN APR 1 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0910 MDT ON APRIL 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL CROSS
ARIZONA LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT...THEN INTO NEW MEXICO MONDAY.
WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THE STORM SYSTEM
WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS OF UP TO 45 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS...ALONG
WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY UNDER 15 PERCENT...WILL CREATE
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

LIGHT WINDS THIS MORNING...THEN INCREASING WINDS THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. TEMPERATURES COMING DOWN A BIT THIS AFTERNOON...BUT
STILL NEAR TO ABOVE NORMAL. BREEZY AND COOLER TONIGHT. STILL A BIT
BREEZY MONDAY WITH AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES 15 TO 20 DEGREES COOLER.
STILL COOL TUESDAY WITH HIGHS ONLY IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S...BUT
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.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY..SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH EARLY...INCREASING
                    TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
                    WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 20 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........VERY GOOD (120000 KNOT-FT).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY..SOUTH 17 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING
                    TO THE NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 0-1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 14 KNOTS.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY..NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 20 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........VERY GOOD (135000 KNOT-FT).

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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...BATT 64
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120401.EASTC.01/EPZ