FNUS74 KEPZ 121440
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR MCCAULEY...NM-SDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
840 AM MDT THU APR 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0756 MDT ON APRIL 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT DRY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE WITH INCREASING WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS
TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY...AS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES INTO THE WESTERN
STATES.  THIS WILL LEAD TO DEVELOPMENT OF CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS FOR THE BURN
SITE FOR FRIDAY.  TROUGH WILL CARRY A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THROUGH
OUR AREA THIS WEEKEND...WITH INCREASING RH AND PRECIP CHANCES FROM WEST TO EAST
STARTING SATURDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT) UNTIL 1300L...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-82.
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.......0-600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6100-6700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 6 KNOTS THIS MORNING...INCREASING
                    AND SHIFTING WEST 19 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON
VENT CATEGORY.......1800 KNOT-FEET (POOR) EARLY IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    121600 KNOT-FEET (VERY GOOD) BY AFTERNOON.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH EARLY...DECREASING
                    AND SHIFTING NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5700 FT AGL EARLY...DECREASING TO 0-300 FT AGL BY MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST-NORTHWEST AROUND 18 KNOTS EARLY...DECREASING
                    AND SHIFTING NORTH-NORTHWEST 8 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
VENT CATEGORY.......102600 KNOT-FEET (VERY GOOD) EARLY...DECREASING
                    TO 1200 KNOT-FT (POOR) BY MORNING.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 7 TO 11 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    AND SHIFTING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
                    WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH MID AND LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 9900 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 8 KNOTS EARLY...INCREASING AND SHIFTING SOUTHWEST
                    26 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENT CATEGORY.......2000 KNOT-FEET (POOR) EARLY IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    257400 KNOT-FEET (EXCELLENT) BY AFTERNOON.


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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120412.MCCAU.01/EPZ