FNUS74 KEPZ 021325
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR INDIAN PEAK R X...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
725 AM MDT WED MAY 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0730 MDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
VERY WARM AND DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND WITH
HIGH TO EXTREME NFDRS FIRE DANGER RATINGS. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES
5 TO 10 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL WITH MINIMUM AFTERNOON HUMIDITY IN
THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS. INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT
AND A LEE SIDE TROUGH REACHING FROM THE TEXAS PANHANDLE INTO
SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO WILL BRING BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND STRONG
WINDS..COMBINED WITH VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER RATINGS...WILL CAUSE
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
HAINES INDICES WILL BE MODERATE (5) TODAY AND MODERATE TO HIGH
(6) TOMORROW. VENTILATION WILL BE EXCELLENT TODAY AND TOMORROW.
NO RAIN IN SIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........6 TO 11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 6 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO
                    20 TO 24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS
                    TO 33 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO AROUND 8000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 18 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT (144000 KT-FEET).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 13 TO 23 MPH BECOMING WEST 5 TO
                    9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 0-200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 11 KNOTS.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 8500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT (127500 KT-FEET).

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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120502.INDIA.01/EPZ