FNUS74 KEPZ 281643
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR A-SIDE...NM-LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1043 AM MDT SAT APR 28 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1017 MDT ON APRIL 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
BREEZY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN SUNDAY WITH WINDS
FROM THE SOUTHWEST...AS A BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH REMAINS ACROSS
THE WESTERN STATES.   EFFICIENT MIX DOWN OF 30 MPH WINDS UP TO ROUGHLY
10 KFT AGL...AND ESTABLISHMENT OF WEAK LEE SIDE TROUGH OVER THE WEST
TX PLAINS...WILL CONTRIBUTE TO DEVELOPMENT OF THESE WINDS.  MIN RH
WILL RANGE FROM THE SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS THE LOWLANDS...TO THE HIGH
TEENS TO LOW 20S OVER HIGHEST ELEVATIONS IN AREA MOUNTAINS.
LOCAL ENHANCEMENT TO WINDS THIS LATER TODAY...WILL RESULT FROM UP-VALLEY
GUSTS...AS THE TULAROSA BASIN FLOOR WARMS THIS AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE THROUGH 1100L...INCREASING
                    AND SHIFTING SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS TO 23 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10400-11700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 10 KNOTS.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........44-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10100-11300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 TO 13 MPH EARLY THEN BECOMING
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE AFTER 2100L.  LOCAL DRAINAGES
                    DEVELOPING AFTER 2200L.


.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    AND SHIFTING SOUTHWEST 9 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
                    WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11200-12900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 14 KNOTS.


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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...TIM LIVINGSTON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120428.ASIDE.01/EPZ