FNUS74 KEPZ 151543
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR TURKEY...STATE OF NEW MEXICO FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
943 AM MDT MON APR 15 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0904 MDT ON APRIL 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND
TOMORROW. STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM COMING OUT OF THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST INTO THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ROCKIES WILL CAUSE STRONG
WINDS TODAY AND TUESDAY...AND ALSO WEDNESDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF
20-25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH ARE LIKELY EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
THE STRONG WINDS...WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW
15% AND HIGH OR GREATER FIRE DANGER RATINGS...WILL CAUSE CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY AND TOMORROW. HAINES INDICES THIS
AFTERNOON AND TUESDAY WILL BE 3 (VERY LOW) TO 4 (LOW). STRONGEST
WINDS WILL BE WEDNESDAY...BUT HUMIDITY MAY INCREASE TO ABOVE THE
CRITICAL 15 PERCENT RANGE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 20-25 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 27 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........VERY GOOD (135000 KNOT-FT).


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 12 TO 17 MPH.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20-25 MPH GUSTING 35-40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 28 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT (154200 KNOT-FT).


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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...SILVER CITY  DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130415.TURKE.01/EPZ