FNUS74 KEPZ 161628
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTH SUMMIT...STATE OF NEW MEXICO FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1028 AM MDT TUE APR 16 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0947 MDT ON APRIL 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 10 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM OVER THE GREAT BASIN AREA TODAY WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ROCKIES TOMORROW. THIS STORM AND
AN ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL CAUSE STRONG WINDS ACROSS THE REGION
TODAY AND WEDNESDAY...WITH MUCH COOLER WEATHER FROM THURSDAY INTO
FRIDAY. WINDS WILL REACH 20-25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35-40 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WHILE STRONGER WINDS COULD GUST NEAR 50 MPH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONG WINDS...WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITY
BELOW 15% AND HIGH OR GREATER FIRE DANGER RATINGS...WILL CAUSE
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY AND WEDNESDAY.  HAINES
INDICES WILL BE 4 (VERY LOW) OR 5 (MODERATE) EACH AFTERNOON. A COLD
FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...TURNING WINDS WINDS MORE TO THE NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND THURSDAY. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL BE 12 TO 18 DEGREES
COOLER THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY..SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 20 TO
                    25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 30 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT (195000 KNOT-FT).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY..SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 29 KNOTS.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........4-9 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY..SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    OF 45 TO 50 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 35 KNOTS.


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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130416.NORTH.01/EPZ