FNUS74 KEPZ 130130
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR TURKEY PEAK...NM-LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
730 PM MDT THU APR 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1900 MDT ON APRIL 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT FRIDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM FRIDAY TO 6 AM MDT
SATURDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM MDT SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL BE THE BIGGEST CONCERN OVER THE COMING DAYS AS A STRONG
UPPER LOW MOVES INTO THE PACIFIC COAST AND INTO THE FOUR CORNERS
REGION BY LATE SATURDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BE SIMILAR TO TODAY
BUT BE ON THE INCREASE FOR SATURDAY. CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE FRIDAY...BUT WILL LIKELY BE BORDERLINE ON THE RH'S. EVEN
THOUGH WINDS WILL BE STRONGER SATURDAY...TEMPERATURES
WILL BE COOLING OFF ABOUT 8 TO 10 DEGREES WHICH WILL KEEP RH'S
ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 7 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH DECREASING
                    TO 3 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4800-6100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 17 KNOTS.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6900-8700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 22 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........EXCELLENT.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120412.TURKE.01/EPZ