FNUS74 KEPZ 061325
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WHITETAIL RX...BIA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
625 AM MST THU DEC 6 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0620 MST ON DECEMBER 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS THIS MORNING TO GIVE WAY TO LIGHT BUT
STEADY WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON.  DEEPER MIXING AND SLIGHTLY
STRONGER WINDS WILL ALLOW VENT RATES TO IMPROVE TO THE GOOD CATEGORY
BY THIS AFTERNOON.  OTHER CONDITIONS SUCH AS TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL BE VERY SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY...MAX TEMP IN THE LOW 60S
AND MIN RH IN THE LOW/MID TEENS.  EXPECT SIMILAR CONDITIONS TOMORROW.
BIGGER CHANGES ARE ON THE HORIZON FOR SUNDAY NIGHT WITH A STRONG BACK-
DOOR COLD FRONT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........42 AT IGNITION...MAX 61.
RH..................35 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    6 TO 10 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-100 FT AGL AT IGNITION...INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE MORNING...7900 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 12 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........36,000 KNOT-FEET BY LATE MORNING (POOR) IMPROVING TO
                    94,800 KNOT-FEET BY AFTERNOON (GOOD).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 36.
RH..................MAX 39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 10 TO 11 KNOTS.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 59.
RH..................MIN 15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 7 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 7500 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 15 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........112,500 KNOT-FEET (VERY GOOD)

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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...B LA C HARRINGTON
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121206.WHITE.01/EPZ