FNUS74 KEPZ 011621
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CHUPADERO...LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1021 AM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1505 MDT ON OCTOBER 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ONE LAST DAY OF WARM TEMPERATURES AND LIGHTER WINDS BEFORE A STRONG
COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH AROUND SUNRISE. WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE
BY THIS EVENING OUT OF THE WEST WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE FALLING THROUGH THE DAY TOMORROW BEHIND THE
FRONT WITH HIGHS LIKELY IN THE MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY
START TO REBOUND FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AHEAD OF AN EVEN STRONGER
SYSTEM FOR SATURDAY WHICH COULD BRING SOME LIGHT PRECIP TO THE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 69.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO 13 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4700-5600 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 13 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 43.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 20 KNOTS.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48 WITH STEADY OR SLOWLY FALLING TEMPERATURES
                    THROUGH THE DAY.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 18 TO 28 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH SHIFTING
                    TO THE NORTHEAST 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4300-5000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH AROUND 17 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........GOOD.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...NM ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111101.CHUPA.01/EPZ