FNUS74 KEPZ 291500
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR GERONIMO...SILVER CITY DISPATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
900 AM MDT MON APR 29 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0843 MDT ON APRIL 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A VERY DRY WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW OVER THE COMING DAYS WILL KEEP
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS WITH WEST-NORTHWEST
WINDS IN THE 10 TO 15 MPH RANGE. POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED
WITH HUMIDITIES REMAINING BELOW 20 PERCENT. LITTLE CHANGE EXPECTED
GOING INTO WEDNESDAY...BUT A COLD FRONT WILL BE MOVING THROUGH THE
REGION WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY WHICH WILL DROP TEMPERATURES
ABOUT 20 DEGREES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........4-7 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    25 MPH BY 11 AM.
HAINES INDEX........6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 18600-19100 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 13 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........EXCELLENT.



.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 4 TO 10 MPH.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-8 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH.
HAINES INDEX........6.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 15000-16500 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 13 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........EXCELLENT.


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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130429.GERON.01/EPZ