FNUS74 KEPZ 260025
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR ELK CANYON...LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
625 PM MDT WED APR 25 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1809 MDT ON APRIL 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT THURSDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT GENERALLY WEST WINDS OVERNIGHT...AROUND 10 MPH EARLY...BUT
DIMINISHING AFTER MIDNIGHT.  WITH DRIER AIRMASS IN PLACE...RH
RECOVERY WILL BE POOR.  WINDS WILL INCREASE AND SHIFT TO THE
WEST-SOUTHWEST TOMORROW...ESPECIALLY LATER IN THE AFTERNOON...
WITH RED FLAG CONDITIONS EXPECTED.  WIND GUSTS 30 TO 35 MPH AT THE
20-FOOT LEVEL CAN BE EXPECTED.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........18-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH...GENERALLY
                    DECREASING OVERNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12700-14500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 9 KNOTS.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING WINDY...WEST 7 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO
                    SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS
                    30 TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY LATE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 15000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 23 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........345,000 KNOT-FEET (EXCELLENT)

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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120425.ELKCA.01/EPZ