FNUS74 KEPZ 171608
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAGLE...USDA FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1008 AM MDT WED OCT 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MDT ON OCTOBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY NORTHWEST FLOW WILL BE CONTINUING OVER THE BURN AREA THROUGH
FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE FAIRLY PERSISTENT AROUND 70 WITH
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AROUND 20 PERCENT. WINDS WILL BE
OCCASIONALLY BREEZY IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE WITH HIGHER
GUSTS POSSIBLE THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. AN UPPER LOW WILL START
TO KICK OUT OF THE BAJA REGION THIS WEEKEND WITH NOTHING MORE
THAN A WIND SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST EXPECTED AS THE
BEST MOISTURE AND LIFT WILL BE SOUTH OF THE AREA.

.TODAY...

MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4400-4900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 22 KNOTS.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...DANIEL RAY
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121017.EAGLE.01/EPZ