FNUS74 KEPZ 131506 FWSEPZ FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR D5 PILES-POWDERHORN...GNF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 806 AM MST TUE NOV 13 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0815 MST ON NOVEMBER 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS AND SHALLOW MIXING ARE EXPECTED TODAY... RESULTING IN POOR VENTILATION. DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...WITH MIN RH VALUES HOVERING AROUND 10 PERCENT AND POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY EXPECTED DESPITE COLD TEMPS. SLIGHTLY STRONGER WINDS ALOFT TOMORROW SHOULD PUSH THE VENT RATE JUST INTO THE FAIR CATEGORY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). CWR.................0 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........35 AT IGNITION...MAX 60. RH..................40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 9 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST (UPSLOPE) WINDS OF 3 TO 6 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 3 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST AROUND 3 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. VENT RATE...........10,500 KNOT-FEET (POOR) .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT). CWR.................0 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 25. RH..................MAX 43 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE. MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1500 FT AGL. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 3 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST 3 TO 4 KNOTS EARLY IN THE EVENING. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). CWR.................0 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 64. RH..................MIN 11 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH. MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 10 KNOTS. VENT RATE...........42,000 KNOT-FEET (FAIR) $$ FORECASTER...HARDIMAN REQUESTED BY...LIZ CARVER REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121113.D5PIL.01/EPZ