FNUS74 KEPZ 021629
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SLAUGHTER MESA UNIT 14...USFA GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1029 AM MDT FRI NOV 2 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0910 MDT ON NOVEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ALOFT WILL DRIFT EAST TODAY AS AN UPPER TROUGH
OVER WESTERN ARIZONA MOVES TO NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...
SPREADING A FEW CLOUDS TO THE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800 FT AGL LATE IN
                    THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 5700 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 8300-9600 FT
                    AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO
                    5800-7600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 KNOTS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT BECOMING WEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MISSING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 2 KNOTS.

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FORECASTER...HEFNER
REQUESTED BY...GILA NATIONAL FOREST
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121102.SLAUG.01/EPZ