FNUS74 KEPZ 161501
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WILDERNESS PILE BURN...NM-SDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
901 AM MDT TUE AUG 16 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0855 MDT ON AUGUST 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
NOT MUCH CHANGE IN THE OVERALL PATTERN. MOIST UNSTABLE AIR CONTINUES
TO  FLOW INTO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS THIS WEEK AND WILL
RESULT IN AT LEAST ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
EACH DAY. THE HIGHER TERRAIN AS USUAL WILL SEE A LITTLE MORE ACTIVITY.
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL ALSO BRING CONTINUED WARM TEMPERATURES THROUGH
THE PERIOD. THE INDEX WILL STAY AT THE 3 CATEGORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.



.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VRBL 1-4 MPH MORNING THEN WSW 6 - 12 MPH AFTN.

MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6400-8100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 4 KNOTS. FAIR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MAX HUMIDITY........92-97 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH BECOMING EAST NORTHEAST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......3100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-700 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 4 KNOTS.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH SOUTHWEST AROUND 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTN.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8900-10400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 4 KNOTS. GOOD.

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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110816.WILDE.01/EPZ