FNUS74 KEPZ 011457
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAST SAWMILL RX...SILVER CITY DISP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
857 AM MDT SUN APR 1 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0905 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...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON 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 (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY..SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH INCREASING
                    TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 14 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........VERY GOOD (103600 KNOT-FT).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 35
                    MPH...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6200-7800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-1700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 16 KNOTS.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 13 TO 21 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 15 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........VERY GOOD (135000 KNOT-FT).

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