FNUS74 KEPZ 141524
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR D5 PILES-POWDERHORN...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
824 AM MST WED NOV 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 MST ON NOVEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BRING WARMER CONDITIONS TO THE
AREA OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.  A STRONG INVERSION COUPLED WITH LIGHT
LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO LIMIT VENTILATION RATES OVER THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.  CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE ON FRIDAY.

MINIMUM RH WILL HOVER IN THE SINGLE DIGITS TODAY...IMPROVING TO THE
LOWER TEENS TOMORROW...AND UPPER TEENS/LOWER 20S BY FRIDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........45 AT IGNITION...MAX 63.
RH..................30 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 6 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 4 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 7
                    KNOTS BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
VENT RATE...........32,900 KNOT-FEET (POOR)

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 31.
RH..................MAX 46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY
                    IN THE MORNING.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 63.
RH..................MIN 11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 6200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........37,200 KNOT-FEET (POOR)

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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121114.D5PIL.01/EPZ