FNUS74 KEPZ 191647
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CURTIS FIRE...LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1047 AM MDT FRI APR 19 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1029 MDT ON APRIL 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL BE VARIABLE THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON TODAY WITH LOCAL
UPSLOPE CONDITIONS BEING FAVORED. WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT WESTERLY
BY LATE AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN EXTREMELY DRY WITH MINIMUM
RH VALUES RANGING FROM 2 TO 5 PERCENT. CONDITIONS THROUGH THE
WEEKEND WILL FEATURE WARMING TEMPERATURES AND GENERALLY LIGHT WEST
WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........2-5 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE/UPSLOPE 3 TO 5 MPH THROUGH ABOUT 2 PM...
                    BECOMING WEST 6 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 8 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........70,400 KNOT-FEET (GOOD)


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 9 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 11 KNOTS.


.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........1-6 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 9 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10900 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 20 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........218,000 KNOT-FEET (EXCELLENT)

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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130419.CURTI.02/EPZ