FNUS74 KEPZ 112330
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WHITE TAIL...NM-LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
430 PM MST TUE JAN 11 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON JANUARY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL KEEP THE AREA MAINLY DRY THE NEXT FEW
DAYS. HOWEVER...A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
AREA TOMORROW AFTERNOON WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR BRIEF ISOLATED
SNOW SHOWERS. A COLD FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT INTO
TUESDAY MORNING WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES 4 TO 8 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL
AGAIN TOMORROW...BUT TEMPERATURES WILL REBOUND TO NEAR NORMAL FOR
THURSDAY. WINDS WILL BE GENERALLY LIGHT THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS
WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITY IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. VENTILATION
RATE POOR TOMORROW (20000 KNOT-FT) AND POOR BUT BETTER THURSDAY
(38000 KNOT-FT).

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT EARLY...THEN WEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2800 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 KNOTS.

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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110112.WHITE.01/EPZ