FNUS74 KEPZ 242045
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SAPILLO 2...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
245 PM MDT TUE APR 24 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1433 MDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SIMILAR CONDITIONS TO TODAY ARE EXPECTED AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL COOL A COUPLE OF DEGREES FOR WEDNESDAY AND
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE SLIGHTLY LOWER. AN UPPER RIDGE WHICH
IS CURRENTLY CENTERED RIGHT OVER THE BURN AREA WILL BE MOVING EAST
ALLOWING AN UPPER LOW TO MOVE INTO THE DESERT SOUTHWEST AND THEN
CROSS THE FOUR CORNERS REGION THURSDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL
BE ON THURSDAY AS THIS SYSTEM CROSSES THE AREA...BUT THERE WILL ALSO
BE A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALL WHICH SHOULD KEEP
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES SLIGHTLY ABOVE 15 PERCENT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH GUSTS TO 22 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......14700-15600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 11 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........EXCELLENT.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 8 KNOTS.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY
                    (65-75 PERCENT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-9 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 13600-14700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 11 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........EXCELLENT.


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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120424.SAPIL.01/EPZ