FNUS74 KEPZ 011417
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR COYOTE CANYON...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
717 AM MST FRI MAR 1 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 MST ON MARCH 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER THE SOUTHWEST WILL KEEP CONDITIONS DRY
AND MOSTLY SUNNY TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY. MINIMUM RH WILL BE IN THE
MID TO UPPER TEENS TODAY AND TOMORROW...THEN SEVERAL POINTS LOWER
SUNDAY. VENTILATION FAIR TO BORDERLINE GOOD TODAY...BUT POOR FOR
SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES A FEW DEGREES BELOW NORMAL TODAY...BUT NEAR
NORMAL SATURDAY AND ABOVE NORMAL SUNDAY. BECOMING WINDY SUNDAY WITH
AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH APPROACHES...BRINGING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
MTN SHOWERS LATE SUNDAY INTO EARLY MONDAY. VERY LOW HUMIDITY AND
STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FOR
SUNDAY. WARM AND BREEZY MONDAY...THEN ANOTHER FRONT WILL BRING BREEZY
TO WINDY CONDITIONS TUESDAY WITH TEMPS DOWN BY 5 TO 10 DEGREES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT NORTHEAST THIS MORNING...NORTH AT 5
                    TO 10 MPH MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON WITH A FEW
                    GUSTS TO 18 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5800 FT AGL BY NOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 10 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........FAIR (58000 KNOT-FT).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                    AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 6 KNOTS.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    AROUND 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........POOR (22500 KNOT-FT).

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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...JESSE HOLGUIN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130301.COYOT.01/EPZ