FNUS74 KEPZ 281514
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WALLOW ROADSIDE PILES...USFS - GILA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
814 AM MST THU FEB 28 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0750 MST ON FEBRUARY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MOSTLY SUNNY AND DRY TODAY AND FRIDAY WITH MINIMUM RH IN THE LOW
TO MID 20S. VENTILATION FAIR TODAY FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON BUT POOR TOMORROW. AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPS AROUND 10 DEGREES
COLDER THAN NORMAL THIS AFTERNOON. AROUND 5 DEGREES WARMER FRIDAY
AFTERNOON BUT WITH LESS WIND AND LOWER MIXING HEIGHTS...WHICH WILL
CAUSE POOR VENTILATION RATES. WARMER THIS WEEKEND AS WINDS TURN TO
THE WEST. TEMPS ABOVE NORMAL BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND BECOMING WINDY.
WINDS WILL EXCEED CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER PARAMETERS...BUT HUMIDITY
SHOULD BE IN THE HIGH TEENS TO LOWER 20S. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE CROSSES THE
AREA...THEN BREEZY TO WINDY AND COOLER TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 6 TO 12 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS
                    TO 23 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 3000 FT AGL BY LATE MORNING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 14 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........FAIR (42000 KNOT-FT)

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....15-20.
MAX HUMIDITY........51-56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 KNOTS.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 2800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 11 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........POOR (30800 KNOT-FT).


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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...GILA DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130228.WALLO.01/EPZ