FNUS74 KEPZ 011851
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SLAUGHTER MESA UNIT 14...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1251 PM MDT THU NOV 1 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1225 MDT ON NOVEMBER 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER THE REGION WILL BREAK DOWN THIS EVENING...GIVING
WAY TO A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH FRIDAY
AND SATURDAY.  MIN RH VALUES WILL CLIMB ROUGHLY 5-8 PERCENT FRIDAY WITH
APPROACH OF THE TROUGH.  THIS WILL ALSO IMPROVE VENTILATION CATEGORIES
TO GOOD...AS TRANSPORT WINDS STRENGTHEN SLIGHTLY AHEAD OF THIS FEATURE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30.
MAX HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT DRAINAGES DEVELOPING AFTER 9 PM...OTHERWISE
                    WEST-SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE THROUGH 10 AM...THEN INCREASING
                    AND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8-13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 7800-9700 FT
                    AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 KNOTS.
VENT CATEGORY.......2000 FT AGL(POOR)...INCREASING TO 85000 KNOT-FT(GOOD)
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...GILA NATIONAL FOREST
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121101.SLAUG.02/EPZ