FNUS74 KEPZ 121610
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR FREEMAN RX...SILVER CITY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1010 AM MDT THU APR 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1005 MDT ON APRIL 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
9 PM FRIDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
A LARGE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVING INTO THE WESTERN STATES...WILL BRING
GUSTY 20-FOOT WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE BURN SITE THIS AFTERNOON.
EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY. VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN
IN PLACE THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH HIGH OR GREATER FIRE DANGER EXPECTED.
GIVEN VERY LOW FUEL MOISTURES IN PLACE...CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 12 TO 17 MPH MID DAY...INCREASING AND SHIFTING
                    SOUTHWEST 18 TO 24 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 29 MPH
                    MID AND LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7200-9100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 11 KNOTS.
VENT CATEGORY.......9900 KNOT-FEET(POOR)...INCREASING TO 88000 KNOT-FEET(GOOD)

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30.
MAX HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 22 MPH EARLY...DECREASING TO 8 TO 12 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7600-8700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 KNOTS.
VENT CATEGORY.......64800 KNOT-FEET(GOOD)...DECREASING TO 1350 KNOT-FEET(POOR)


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 25 MPH EARLY...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5500-7400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 17 KNOTS.
VENT CATEGORY.......17000 KNOT-FEET(POOR)...INCREASING TO 110500 KNOT-FEET(VERY GOOD)


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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120412.FREEM.01/EPZ