FNUS74 KEPZ 171809
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WHITE TAIL RX...NM-LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1109 AM MST MON JAN 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1055 MST ON JANUARY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MOSTLY DRY NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS WEEK AND INTO
THE WEEKEND AHEAD. A MINOR DISTURBANCE MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN NMEX
TODAY WILL CAUSE SOME BREEZES FROM THE WNW THIS AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A TROUGH
ALOFT MOVES IN LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY TO GIVE THE AREA A
CHANCE OF RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW WED NIGHT THROUGH THU NIGHT. A COLD
FRONT WILL PUSH IN FROM THE EAST EARLY THURSDAY AND ENFORCE THE
COOLER TEMPS AT THE SURFACE WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO BELOW NORMAL
FOR BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. CLOUDS WILL DECREASE BY THE WEEKEND
AND TEMPERATURES WARM BACK ABOVE NORMAL.
.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-40 PERCENT). SOME HIGH CLOUDS
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SE-SW 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING BY AFTN
                    W TO NW 10 TO 20 MPH ISOLD G 30 MPH EXPOSED AREAS
                    HIGHER GUSTS MOUNTAIN TOPS .
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2200 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. BECOMING GOOD
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 24 KNOTS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 18 KNOTS.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-4600 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON. GOOD.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 18 KNOTS.

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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110117.WHITE.01/EPZ