FNUS74 KEPZ 161600
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR TURKEY...STATE OF NEW MEXICO FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1000 AM MDT TUE APR 16 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0908 MDT ON APRIL 16.
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 LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING
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 LATE WEDNESDAY INTO
FRIDAY. WINDS WILL REACH 20-25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35-40 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE STRONG WINDS...WITH MINIMUM HUMIDITY AT
OR BELOW 15% AND HIGH OR GREATER FIRE DANGER RATINGS...WILL CAUSE
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY. WINDS WILL NOT BE QUITE AS
STRONG WEDNESDAY...AND MINIMUM HUMIDITY WILL BE A LITTLE HIGHER.
HOWEVER...CONDITIONS WILL BE CLOSE TO CRITICAL VALUES. HAINES
INDICES WILL BE 3 (VERY LOW) EACH AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED
WITH THE STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL TURN MORE TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THURSDAY. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BY 12 TO 18 DEGREES
FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20-25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF
                    35-40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 5500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 30 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT (165000 KNOT-FT).


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 12 TO 21 MPH.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 15-25 MPH GUSTS OF 30-35 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500FT AGL INCREASING TO 6700 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 25 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........EXCELLENT (167500 KNOT-FT).


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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130416.TURKE.01/EPZ