FNUS74 KEPZ 032134
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR PINON...NMLNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
334 PM MDT FRI JUN 3 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1459 MDT ON JUNE 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...DRY LTG AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS...

.DISCUSSION...
THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE MOISTURE BOUNDARY IS LOCATED ON A RUIDOSO
TO EL PASO LINE AND THERE IS LIMITED MOISTURE IN EASTERN OTERO COUNTY
ENOUGH TO LIKELY KEEP A THREAT OF ISOLATED TO  WIDELY SCATTERED
EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE GULF
COAST WILL STRENGTHEN A BIT OVER THE WEEKEND...PUSHING THE MOIST
AIR AND THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WESTWARD ACROSS
NEW MEXICO TO THE ARIZONA BORDER FOR SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY. STRONG WIND GUSTS AND SMALL HAIL ARE POSSIBLE WITH ANY
OF THESE STORMS ALONG WITH DRY LIGHTNING. STRONGER WEST TO SOUTHWEST
FLOW ALOFT WILL SET IN TUESDAY...BRINGING DRY AIR TO THE REGION
FROM TUESDAY THROUGH THE END OF NEXT WEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-93.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO WEST SOUTHWEST 9 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12400-12500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 16 KNOTS. EXCELLENT.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-900 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 KNOTS.


.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH AROUND 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 14200-15200 FT AGL. VERY GOOD.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 KNOTS.



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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...NM ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110603.PINON.02/EPZ