FNUS74 KEPZ 240005
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR INDIAN PEAK UNIT ONE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
605 PM MDT MON APR 23 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON APRIL 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
CONTINUED WARM THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY AS AN UPPER RIDGE MOVES
VERY SLOWLY EAST ACROSS THE AREA. THERE IS ENOUGH MOISTURE FOR
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR DRY
LIGHTNING INTO THIS EVENING AND AGAIN TOMORROW AFTERNOON. HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE 70S THROUGH THURSDAY...THEN DROPPING
BY 4 TO 8 DEGREES FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY
BELOW 15 PERCENT THROUGH THURSDAY...THEN INTO THE 15 TO 20 PERCENT
RANGE FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. AN UPPER LOW WILL BE MOVING OUT OF
SOUTHERN CA AND ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS REGION THURSDAY. THIS LOW
WILL BRING BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS THURSDAY ALONG WITH POSSIBLE
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THERE IS ALSO THE CHANCE FOR
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY AS THAT UPPER LOW MOVES BY TO
THE NORTH. BREEZY TO WINDY AND COOLER FRIDAY WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITY
CLIMBING INTO THE MID TEENS TO LOW 20S. COOL AND DRY SATURDAY WITH
LESS WIND...THEN WARMING UP SUNDAY AND MONDAY WITH AN INCREASING
CHANCE OF HIGH-BASED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                    THIS EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......AROUND 15000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 5 KNOTS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 KNOTS.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). CHANCE FOR
                    AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 12000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 12 KNOTS.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PCT). CHANCE FOR EVENING
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT EARLY THEN 0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45 DEGREES.
MAX HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST TO NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO AROUND 300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS..WEST 12 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PCT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....
   ABOVE 7500 FT....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
20-FOOT WINDS.......WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......16000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 13 KNOTS.

.FORECAST FOR THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY...

.THURSDAY...BREEZY. PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 42 TO 47. HIGHS 72 TO 77.
20-FT WINDS SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 MPH. MINIMUM RH 18 TO 23%.
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 35 TO 40. HIGHS 67 TO 72.
20-FT WINDS WEST 10 TO 20 MPH. MINIMUM RH 15 TO 20%.
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 34 TO 39. HIGHS 67 TO 72.
20-FT WINDS NORTHWEST AROUND 20 MPH. MINIMUM RH 16 TO 21%.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 38 TO 43. HIGHS 69 TO 74. 20-FT
WINDS SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. MINIMUM RH 14 TO 19 %.
.MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 40 TO 45. HIGHS 72 TO 77. 20-FT
WINDS SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. MINIMUM RH 12 TO 17 %.

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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...RXBB
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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