FNUS74 KEPZ 261521
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WALLOW ROADSIDE PILES...SILVER CITY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
821 AM MST TUE FEB 26 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0805 MST ON FEBRUARY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

WESTERLY WINDS WILL BRING DRY WEATHER WITH MILDER TEMPERATURES
TODAY. HOWEVER AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WITH A COLD FRONT WILL
ALSO APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING CAUSING BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON
FOLLOWED BY COOLER TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY.
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DRY WEATHER AND CONTINUED COOL
BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS WEEK WITH
TEMPERATURES RECOVERING TO ABOVE NORMAL FOR THE FIRST PART OF NEXT
WEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 3-8 MORNING THEN NORTHWEST 11 TO 16 MPH
                    ISOLATED GUST 20 AFTN.
MIXING HEIGHT.......-100-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 4700-6300
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 3700 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 15 KNOTS.
VENT CAT............55500 KT-FT FAIR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....11-16.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH NORTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-800 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 15 KNOTS.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 TO 12  MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700-5100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 KNOTS.
VENT CAT............25500 KT-FT POOR.

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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130226.WALLO.01/EPZ