FNUS74 KEPZ 221556
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR LUNA MTN...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
956 AM MDT MON APR 22 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0853 MDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
FLOW ALOFT WILL TURN WESTERLY TODAY...AS THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
OVER THE NORTHERN U.S. BROADENS AND MAKES A SLIGHT SHIFT SOUTHWARD
TODAY.  THIS WILL MEAN VERY DRY AIR AND ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES
THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY...BEFORE A STRONG BACK DOOR COLD FRONT
RAISES MAX RH 5-10 PERCENT BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL TURN
NORTHEAST EARLY ON WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE UNTIL 1100L...THEN
                    WEST-SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
                    GUSTS TO 20 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON..
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12000-12900 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 12 KNOTS.
VENT CATEGORY.......9600 KNOT-FEET (POOR) EARLY...INCREASING
                    TO 148800 KNOT-FT(VERY GOOD) BEFORE MIDNIGHT.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST 7-12 MPH EARLY...DECREASING
                    TO 5-7 MPH AFT 2100L.  LIGHT DRAINAGES DEVELOPING
                    BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7600-8400 FT AGL EARLY...DECREASING TO 200-400 FT
                    AGL AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST-SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 KNOTS.
VENT CATEGORY.......72000 KNOT-FEET(GOOD) EARLY...THEN 2700
                    KNOT-FEET(POOR) AFTER MIDNIGHT.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    WEST AROUND 9-13 MPH BY MID DAY.  OCCASTIONAL
                    GUSTS TO 19 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11900-13100 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 13 KNOTS.
VENT CATEGORY.......11700 KNOT-FEET (POOR) EARLY...INCREASING
                    TO 163800 KNOT-FT(EXCELLENT) BY AFTERNOON.


$$
FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...LUIS CASTILLO
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130422.LUNAM.01/EPZ