FNUS74 KEPZ 201424
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CURTIS FIRE...NM-LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
824 AM MDT SAT APR 20 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0737 MDT ON APRIL 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE WITH VERY DRY SURFACE RH AND
TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS AND RH WILL APPROACH
AND OR MEET CRITICAL FIRE CONDITIONS FOR A SHORT PERIOD THIS AFTERNOON.
A STRONG BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH OUR AREA EARLY TUESDAY
BRINGING GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS...WITH A 10-15 PERCENT INCREASE IN
MIN RH EXPECTED. HAINES INDICES OF 4-5 ARE FORECAST THROUGH MONDAY.
VALUES SHOULD LOWER TO 2-3 TUESDAY AND TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED
TO FALL 7-12 DEGREES BEHIND THE FRONT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........2-7 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 10 GUST 15-20 MPH AFTN.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11400-12100 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 21 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........242000 KT-FT EXCELLENT


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 10 GUST 17 MPH EVENING THEN 7 TO 12 MPH BY
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......11200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 11 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........12000 KT-FT POOR.


.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 8 TO 14 MPH GUST 22 MPH AFTN.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11600-12300 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 13 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........159000 KT-FT EXCELLENT.


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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130420.CURTI.01/EPZ