FNUS74 KEPZ 191537
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WHITEWATER...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
937 AM MDT SAT MAY 19 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0910 MDT ON MAY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL INCREASE UP-CANYON...OR WEST-SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON...
PEAKING AROUND 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.  WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT
AND VARIABLE OVERNIGHT.  A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO THE
AREA SUNDAY MORNING...AND LIGHT EAST-NORTHEAST WINDS MAY PUSH
DOWN THE CANYONS/VALLEYS TOWARDS DAWN.  LATE MORNING MIXING WILL
EVENTUALLY BRING WINDS BACK TO THE WEST-SOUTHWEST SUNDAY AFTERNOON
BUT LIKELY WITH A FEW HOURS OF LIGHT/VARIABLE WINDS AROUND MIDDAY.

MINIMUM RH VALUES THROUGH THE WEEKEND WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 10
PERCENT WITH POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY EXPECTED.  SOME INCREASE
IN MOISTURE IS EXPECTED BEHIND THE BACKDOOR FRONT LATE SUNDAY...
BUT THIS WILL BE FOCUSED WELL EAST OF THE AREA.  THERE MAY BE
ENOUGH RESIDUAL MOISTURE ON MONDAY FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN
THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND AN ASSOCIATED DRY LIGHTNING RISK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-9 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH THROUGH NOON...
                    INCREASING 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 6 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........54,000 KNOT-FEET (FAIR)


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND LIGHT
                    EAST-NORTHEAST TOWARDS DAWN.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7900-9000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 KNOTS.


.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST-NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH EARLY MORNING SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 11000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 6 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........66,000 KNOT-FEET (GOOD)


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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120519.WHITE.01/EPZ