FNUS74 KEPZ 091517
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR FREEMAN RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
917 AM MDT MON APR 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0910 MDT ON APRIL 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL BEGIN TO ERODE FROM THE WEST TODAY AS
WINDS TURN MORE TO THE SOUTHWEST. MINIMUM RH WILL FALL TO THE
LOW AND MID TEENS THIS AFTERNOON...BUT THERE IS STILL A VERY
SMALL CHANCE OF AN AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM. DRY AIR WILL COVER
THE ENTIRE AREA TOMORROW INTO THURSDAY WITH MINIMUM RH RANGING
FROM THE SINGLE DIGITS TO THE MID TEENS. HAINES INDICES WILL BE
LOW (4) THIS AFTERNOON THEN MODERATE (5) TOMORROW. SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL BECOME BREEZY WEDNESDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
MOVES IN OFF THE PACIFIC...THEN WINDY CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THE STRONGER WINDS WITH MINIMUM RH IN
THE SINGLE DIGITS TO MID TEENS MAY LEAD TO CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). VERY SMALL CHANCE
                    OF AN AFTERNOON SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT THIS MORNING...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 7
                    TO 12 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........VERY GOOD (120000 KNOT-FT).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 0-300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 KNOTS.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 10300-10600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 KNOTS.

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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120409.FREEM.01/EPZ