FNUS74 KEPZ 181811
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WHITE TAIL RX...NM-LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1111 AM MST TUE JAN 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1110 MST ON JANUARY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE AND  WESTERLY WINDS  AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL
BRING WARM DRY WEATHER TO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS
TODAY AND WEDNESDAY. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND ASSOCIATED
COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO NEW MEXICO FROM THE NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND THURSDAY RESULTING IN COOLER TEMPERATURES AND A SLIGHT CHANCE
MOUNTAIN RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS MAINLY NORTH OF DMN-ALM LINE. WESTERLY
WINDS WILL PRODUCE DRY WEATHER AND NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES
FRIDAY THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NNW 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING BY AFTN
                    WEST TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH ISOLD GUST TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4200-4400 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 14 KNOTS. BECOMING FAIR

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3200 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-400 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 KNOTS.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING WEST
                    12 TO 17 MPH ISOLD G 22 MPH BY AFTN.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3100 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 21 KNOTS. GOOD TO VERY GOOD.

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