FNUS74 KEPZ 140120
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR PALMER...NMLNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
720 PM MDT SUN MAR 13 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1854 MDT ON MARCH 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...NORTHWEST WINDS SHIFTING TO THE EAST NORTHEAST AROUND/AFTER
   MIDNIGHT ASSOCIATED WITH A WEAK BACKDOOR FRONTAL PASSAGE...

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK DISTURBANCES IN THE WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK
ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO WITH CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS.
A WEAK BACK DOOR COLD FRONT AND ACCOMPANYING WINDS FROM THE EAST
WILL WILL PUSH INTO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO LATE TONIGHT AND SHOULD REACH
THE RIO GRANDE BEFORE DAYBREAK TUESDAY. LOOK FOR HIGHS TO COOL 1-4
DEGREES MONDAY OVER TODAY'S HIGHS.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). FEW MID/HIGH CLOUDS
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH ISOLD GUST 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    EAST NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT AND OCNLY
                    STRONGER CANYONS/WEST SLOPES.
MIXING HEIGHT.......9400-9800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-800 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 12 KNOTS.
                    EAST NORTHEAST 9 TO 14 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-30 PERCENT). SOME MID/HIGH CLOUDS
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                    SOUTHWEST
                    6 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9800-11000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 KNOTS.
                    6 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...NM ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110313.PALME.01/EPZ