FNUS74 KEPZ 141538 FWSEPZ FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR MARTINEZ...NM-LNF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 938 AM MDT THU OCT 14 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1005 MDT ON OCTOBER 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL PERSIST OVER SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS THROUGH FRIDAY CONTINUING AN OVERALL DRYING TREND. INCREASING MOISTURE FROM THE SUBTROPICS WILL COMBINE WITH A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN U.S. AND THIS MAY GENERATE A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY LATE FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67. MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT VRBL MORNING THEN SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH BY AFTN. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT). CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40. MAX HUMIDITY........67-72 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT. AND VARIABLE. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67. MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...NOVLAN REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101014.MARTI.01/EPZ