FNUS74 KEPZ 141815
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WHITE TAIL RX...NM-LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1115 AM MST FRI JAN 14 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1055 MST ON JANUARY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL CAUSE AREAS OF LOW AND MIDDLE CLOUDS
THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT ALONG WITH A SMALL CHANCE FOR SHOWERS
OF RAIN AND SNOW. THAT WEAK TROUGH WILL HEAD SOUTHEAST TONIGHT WITH
THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS ENDING AROUND MIDNIGHT. DRY AND A LITTLE COOLER
TOMORROW WITH SOME HIGH CLOUDS AND LIGHT WINDS. TEMPERATURES WILL
REMAIN NEAR OR ABOVE NORMAL THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE WEEKEND WITH
HUMIDITY ABOVE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CRITERIA. FAIR VENTILATION THIS
AFTERNOON...THEN POOR TOMORROW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH
                    EARLY AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4200-4500 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 11 KNOTS.
VENTILATION CAT.....FAIR (49500 KNOT-FT).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SNOW SHOWERS BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....23-28.
MAX HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 12 KNOTS.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2200-2500 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 4 KNOTS.
VENTILATION CAT.....POOR (10000 KNOT-FT).

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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110114.WHITE.02/EPZ