FNUS74 KEPZ 122217
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SHEEP...NM-SDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
417 PM MDT THU MAY 12 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1538 MDT ON MAY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
CONTINUED DRY WITH BREEZY AFTERNOON.

HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION STARTING THIS EVENING.
THIS WILL BRING CONTINUED LIGHT WINDS AND TEMPERATURES A DEGREE OR TWO
WARMER ON FRIDAY THEN TODAYS HIGHS.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH...SHIFTING WEST BY DAYS END.
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 8 KNOTS.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH EARLY...SHIFTING SOUTHEAST
                    TOWARDS MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10600 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-700 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 7 KNOTS.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH EARLY...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE
                    MID MORNING...INCREASING AND SHIFTING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 13500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 6 KNOTS.



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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110512.SHEEP.01/EPZ