FNUS74 KEPZ 111537
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR FREEMAN RX...SILVER CITY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
937 AM MDT WED APR 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MDT ON APRIL 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM
MDT THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
RED FLAG CONDITIONS APPEAR TO BE LIKELY FOR FRIDAY ALL AREAS WITH
EVEN STRONGER WINDS BUT MARGINAL FOR SATURDAY AS HUMIDITY LEVELS MAY
BE A BIT TOO HIGH AS A POSSIBILITY FOR SHOWERS WILL EXIST SATURDAY
AND SATURDAY NIGHT.
AN INCREASING WINDY SPRING-LIKE PATTERN WILL BE SETTING UP TODAY
AND LASTING INTO SATURDAY. WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT WILL STRENGTHEN
AS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH APPROACHES THE AREA FROM THE WEST.
WINDS WILL BECOME BREEZY THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN ON THURSDAY AND VERY
WINDY BY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AS THE  UPPER LOW OFF THE WEST COAST WILL
GRADUALLY MOVE TO OVER ARIZONA. TEMPERATURES WILL
REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL ALL THIS WEEK AND BY SUNDAY AND MONDAY WILL COOL
TO WELL BELOW NORMAL...WITH SOME LIGHT SNOW POSSIBLE OVER THE MOUNTAINS.



.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 3 TO 8 MPH. BECOMING BY AFTN
                    SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH GUST 20-25 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100-5700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 24 KNOTS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 13 TO 21 MPH DECREASING TO 8 TO
                    13 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4400-6100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 14 KNOTS.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9000-9800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 13 KNOTS.

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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120411.FREEM.01/EPZ