FNUS74 KEPZ 120146
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR MCCAULEY...NM-SDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
746 PM MDT WED APR 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1901 MDT ON APRIL 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT DRY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE WITH INCREASING WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS
THURSDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND...AS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVES INTO
THE WESTERN STATES.  THIS LEAD TO DEVELOPMENT OF CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS
FOR THE BURN SITE TOMORROW.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST 9 TO 16 MPH EARLY...DECREASING
                    AND SHIFTING NORTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 KNOTS.
VENT CATEGORY.......71000 KNOT-FEET(GOOD) EARLY...DECREASING
                    TO 3000 KNOT-FT (POOR) AFTER 0300L.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT) EARLY...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    MORNING...INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH
                    AFTER 1300L WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH
                    MID AND LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6600-7200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 16 KNOTS.
VENT CATEGORY.......11200 KNOT-FEET (POOR) EARLY IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    110400 KNOT-FEET (VERY GOOD) BY AFTERNOON.


.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH EARLY...DECREASING
                    AND SHIFTING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-500 FT AGL BY MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 7 KNOTS.
VENT CATEGORY.......46900 KNOT-FEET(FAIR) EARLY...DECREASING
                    TO 2100 KNOT-FT (POOR) BY MORNING.

$$
FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120411.MCCAU.01/EPZ