FNUS74 KEPZ 261457
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SNARE MESA...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
857 AM MDT FRI APR 26 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON APRIL 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON...BECOMING
LIGHT WEST TO SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR
SEASONAL. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL MOVE IN FROM THE NORTHEAST LATE
TONIGHT...BRINGING NORTHEAST WINDS TO THE AREA AFTER MIDNIGHT AND
INTO EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. WINDS TOMORROW/SATURDAY WILL BE VERY
LIGHT AND HIGHLY VARIABLE AT THE SURFACE AND THE LOWER LEVELS
ALOFT. VENT RATES WILL BE POOR MOST OF THE DAY BUT WILL JUST BARELY
MAKE IT TO THE FAIR CATEGORY LATE IN THE DAY DUE TO DEEP MIXING.

AN INFLUX OF MOISTURE WILL INCREASE CU BUILD-UPS AND POSSIBLY DRY
LIGHTNING SUNDAY AND MONDAY...THOUGH THIS RISK WILL BE GREATER OVER
EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE GILA SUCH AS THE BLACKS RANGE.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 71.
RH..................24 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 8 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH
                    BY MID-AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 13800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........110,400 KNOT-FEET (VERY GOOD)

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 40.
RH..................MAX 27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 75.
RH..................MIN 6 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    3 TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 14500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 3 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........43,500 (FAIR)

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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...LUIS CASTILLO
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130426.SNARE.01/EPZ