FNUS74 KEPZ 151720
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WHITE TAIL RX...NM-LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1018 AM MST SAT JAN 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1020 MST ON JANUARY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SOUTHERN NEW
MEXICO RELATIVELY DRY NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE
WITH A GRADUAL WARMING TREND INTO MOST OF NEXT WEEK. A MINOR DISTURBANCE
IN THIS FLOW MAY BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS TO THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS AFTER MIDWEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VRBL 2-5 MPH BECOMING WSW TO MORE NW 4 TO 8 MPH DURING
                     THE AFTN.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100-5500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 3 KNOTS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-29.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 6 KNOTS.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2900-3900 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 16 KNOTS.

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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110115.WHITE.01/EPZ