FNUS74 KEPZ 182250
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR RAVEN RIDGE...NM-LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
350 PM MST TUE JAN 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MST ON JANUARY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT
WILL PASS THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY WHICH COULD
BRING SOME ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS TO THE BURN AREA AND DROP HIGH
TEMPERATURES ABOUT 20 DEGREES. WINDS WILL SHIFT AROUND TO THE EAST
BEHIND THIS FRONT BUT BE ON THE LIGHT SIDE...BUT MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL BECOME HIGHER.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON
                    THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3900 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 18 KNOTS.
VENT CATEGORY.......GOOD.


.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 13 KNOTS.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-43.
MIN HUMIDITY........41-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4000-4600 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 4 KNOTS.
VENTILATION RATE....POOR.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110118.RAVEN.01/EPZ