FNUS74 KEPZ 190037
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WHITEWATER...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
637 PM MDT FRI MAY 18 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1815 MDT ON MAY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
...UPPER TROUGH CURRENTLY MOVING THROUGH UTAH AND ARIZONA WILL BE
CROSSING THE REGION OVER THE NEXT 18 HOURS. GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST
WINDS THIS EVENING WILL DECREASE BELOW CRITICAL CRITERIA WITH 10 TO
20 MPH WINDS EXPECTED. TEMPERATURES WILL COOL DOWN A FEW DEGREES ON
SATURDAY...BUT START WARMING UP AGAIN FOR NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES
WILL RETURN INTO ABOVE NORMAL MONDAY AND WELL ABOVE NORMAL TUESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS DRY THUNDERSTORMS WILL
REMAIN JUST EAST OF THE AREA ON MONDAY. WINDS WILL BE FAIRLY LIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...BUT ANOTHER CRITICAL DAY IS POSSIBLE BY
WEDNESDAY AS A BROAD TROUGH ENTERS THE SOUTHWEST UNITED STATES...

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 13 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 10
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8000-9900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1500-3000 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 18 KNOTS.


.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 7 TO 12 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1700-3100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8700-8900 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........VERY GOOD.


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FORECASTER...FAUSETT
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120518.WHITE.02/EPZ