FNUS74 KEPZ 061439
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR PINON...NMLNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
839 AM MDT MON JUN 6 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0800 MDT ON JUNE 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...DRY LIGHTNING AND STRONG THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW WINDS POSSIBLE TODAY
MAINLY EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE...

.DISCUSSION...
ENOUGH RESIDUAL MOISTURE REMAINS FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH
STRONG GUSTY WINDS MAINLY EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE TODAY.  A STRAY
THUNDERSTORM ON TUESDAY IS STILL POSSIBLE...OTHERWISE THE
DRYING FROM THE WEST WILL SPREAD EASTWARD WEDNESDAY INTO THE
WEEKEND. BY WEDNESDAY AND BEYOND TEMPERATURES WILL WARM BACK TO WELL
ABOVE NORMAL...LIKELY HITTING TRIPLE DIGITS ACROSS SOME OF THE LOWLANDS.
THE HAINES INDEX WILL BE IN THE 5 RANGE EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE AND 5 AND 6
WEST OF THE RIO GRANDE MONDAY AND TUESDAY.



.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH T0 SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH BECOMING
                    10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 13000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 7 KNOTS. VERY GOOD.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 6 TO 11 MPH LATE.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200-300 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 11 KNOTS.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 6 TO 11 MPH BECOMING 12 TO 22 MPH AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 12600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 20 KNOTS. EXCELLENT


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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...NM ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110606.PINON.01/EPZ