FNUS74 KEPZ 251951
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SNARE MESA...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
151 PM MDT THU APR 25 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAKENING UPPER LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING. WINDS
WILL RAPIDLY DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET BEFORE SHIFTING TO THE NORTH
AFTER MIDNIGHT. EXPECT LIGHT AND VARIABLE LOW LEVEL WINDS FRIDAY
BUT FAIRLY DEEP MIXING...THIS SHOULD YIELD GOOD VENT RATES DESPITE
THE LIGHT WINDS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH EARLY...DIMINISHING
                    AFTER SUNSET AND BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 7 MPH AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 8 KNOTS.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH-NORTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING THEN
                    BECOMING VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 13000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 5 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........65,000 KNOT-FEET (GOOD)


.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40.
RH..................MAX 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH-NORTHEAST 6 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 4 TO 5 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST 7 TO 8 KNOTS EARLY IN THE EVENING.


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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130425.SNARE.01/EPZ