FNUS74 KEPZ 151840
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR MADDEN...NMLNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1240 PM MDT MON AUG 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1218 MDT ON AUGUST 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A MOIST UNSTABLE AIR MASS CONTINUES OVER THE AREA TODAY.
SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON.
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL REBUILD OVER NEW MEXICO AFTER
TUESDAY THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK AND WILL REDUCE THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY WITH AT LEAST ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY WARM BACK TO ABOVE NORMAL BY MIDWEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8400-9700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 KNOTS.  GOOD.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........78-83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-400 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 KNOTS.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8100-8700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 KNOTS. GOOD.


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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...NM ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110815.MADDE.01/EPZ