FNUS74 KEPZ 152109
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR OSO...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
309 PM MDT TUE MAY 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1424 MDT ON MAY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WARMING TREND WILL OCCURRING THROUGH THE WEEK AS UPPER RIDGE PASSES
OVER AREA AND FLOW TURNS MORE ZONAL TO SOUTHWESTERLY. HIGHS WILL BE
INTO THE LOWER TO MID 80S BY THE END OF THE WEEK. WINDS WILL GENERALLY
REMAIN LIGHT AND EASTERLY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...BUT WILL START
TO TURN WESTERLY THURSDAY AS LEE TROUGH DEVELOPS OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO.
NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED UNTIL POSSIBLY EARLY NEXT WEEK.


.REMAINDER OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 4 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9500-11000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 8 KNOTS.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 2 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 9 KNOTS.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11500-12300 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 KNOTS.


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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120515.OSO__.01/EPZ