FNUS74 KEPZ 061609
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR GAP 1 RX...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
909 AM MST WED FEB 6 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0835 MST ON FEBRUARY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
INCREASING CLOUDS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS A WEAK UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE PASSES TO THE NORTH. THERE IS ALSO A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY AS THAT DISTURBANCE MOVES
THROUGH. TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON AROUND 5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL
THEN DROPPING TO NEAR NORMAL THURSDAY. WINDS PICKING UP A LITTLE
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN GENERALLY LIGHT AGAIN THURSDAY.
MINIMUM RH IN THE LOW TO MID 20S THIS AFTERNOON...THEN AROUND 5
POINTS HIGHER THURSDAY. INCREASING TRANSPORT WINDS WILL BRING FAIR
VENTILATION THIS AFTERNOON...THEN DROPPING BACK TO POOR THURSDAY
DUE TO LIGHT TRANSPORT WINDS. HAINES INDICES 2 OR 3 (VERY LOW)
TODAY AND THURSDAY. ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND ASSOCIATED
FRONT WILL BRING STRONG WINDS SATURDAY WITH THE CHANCE FOR RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS. COLDER SUNDAY IN THE WAKE OF THAT FRONT WITH
TEMPERATURES DROPPING WELL BELOW NORMAL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT THIS MORNING...THEN WEST TO SOUTHWEST 6
                    TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 11 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........FAIR (49500 KNOT-FT).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-31.
MAX HUMIDITY........73-78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT DOWNSLOPE
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 KNOTS.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT INTO MIDDAY...THEN SOUTHWEST AROUND
                    5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........POOR (27500 KNOT-FT).

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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...GILA DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130206.GAP1R.01/EPZ