FNUS74 KEPZ 011355
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR INDIAN PEAK R X...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
755 AM MDT TUE MAY 1 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0735 MDT ON MAY 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
VERY HIGH TO EXTREME NFDRS FIRE DANGER RATINGS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE WEEK WITH AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES 5 TO 10 DEGREES
ABOVE NORMAL AND MINIMUM HUMIDITY IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOW
TEENS EACH AFTERNOON. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVING IN FROM THE
WEST AND A LEE SIDE TROUGH REACHING FROM THE TEXAS PANHANDLE INTO
SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO WILL CAUSE BREEZY CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONGER WINDS
WILL CAUSE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
HAINES INDEX MODERATE (5) THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH VERY GOOD
TO EXCELLENT VENTILATION. NO RAIN IN SIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT THIS MORNING...SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH THIS
                    AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6500-7500 AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT (105000 KT-FEET).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 0-300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 12 KNOTS.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY INCREASING TO 18
                    TO 23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 31 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 7500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 18 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT (135000 KT-FEET).

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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120501.INDIA.01/EPZ