FNUS74 KEPZ 310012
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR FARM FLAT RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
612 PM MDT TUE OCT 30 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1645 MDT ON OCTOBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
THIS WILL MEAN CONTINUED LIGHT WINDS AND TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE NORMAL
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.  IT WILL REMAIN VERY DRY WITH POOR VENTILATION
RATES...GIVEN THE LIGHT WINDS PREDICTED.



.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500 FT AGL EARLY...LOWERING TO 50-200 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....LOCAL DRAINAGES DEVELOPING BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
                    OTHERWISE...NORTH-NORTHEAST AROUND 5 KNOTS
VENTILATION RATE....20000 KNOT-FT (POOR) EARLY...LOWERING TO 500
                    KNOT-FT (POOR) AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH EARLY...INCREASING AND
                    SHIFTING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......50-200 FT AGL EARLY IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    TO 2600 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING
                    TO 7900-9100 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 KNOTS.
VENTILATION RATE....500 KNOT-FT (POOR) EARLY IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    TO 47400 KNOT-FT (FAIR) IN THE AFTERNOON.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LOCAL DRAINAGES DEVELOPING AFTER SUNDOWN.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL EARLY...LOWERING TO 30-150 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 4 KNOTS
VENTILATION RATE....20000 KNOT-FT (POOR) EARLY...LOWERING TO 300-400
                    KNOT-FT (POOR) AFTER MIDNIGHT.


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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121030.FARMF.03/EPZ