FNUS74 KEPZ 050123
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WHITETAIL RX...BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
623 PM MST TUE DEC 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0700 MST ON DECEMBER 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BRING WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ALOFT WITH
DRY AND WARMER WEATHER WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. WINDS ALOFT WILL BE
RELATIVELY LIGHT WEDNESDAY...BUT WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THURSDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE APPROACHES FROM THE NORTHWEST.
THE 20-FOOT WINDS WILL ALSO BE RATHER LIGHT WEDNESDAY...THEN INCREASE
THURSDAY AS A LEE SIDE TROUGH DEVELOPS. WIND GUSTS IN THE 25 TO 30 MPH
RANGE ARE POSSIBLE LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. HIGHER MIXING HEIGHTS AND
INCREASED WINDS WILL BRING GOOD VENTILATION RATES THURSDAY. AFTERNOON
TEMPERATURES 5 TO 10 DEGREES WARMER TOMORROW AND THURSDAY...WHILE THE
MINIMUM RH DROPS TO THE LOW OR MID 20S TOMORROW AND UPPER TEENS FOR
THURSDAY. THAT UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND A WEAK ASSOCIATED SURFACE
FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT OR EARLY FRIDAY. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH AND TURN MORE TO THE NORTHWEST BEHIND THAT SYSTEM AND TEMPS
WILL COME DOWN ABOUT 5 DEGREES. NO PRECIP EXPECTED BEFORE NEXT WEEK.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT EARLY...SOUTHWEST TO WEST 3 TO 7 MPH
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 8 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........POOR (32000 KNOT-FT).

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 7 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 200-600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 9 KNOTS.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 10 TO 18 MPH...GUSTS OF 25-30 MPH
                    POSSIBLE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5200 FT AGL LATE MORNING
                    AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........GOOD (78000 KNOT-FT).

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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...B LA C HARRINGTON
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121205.WHITE.02/EPZ