FNUS74 KEPZ 012051
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SOMBRERO...NMLNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
251 PM MDT TUE NOV 1 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1510 MDT ON NOVEMBER 01.
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 LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS
WILL BE ON THE INCREASE BY THIS EVENING OUT OF THE WEST WITH
GUSTS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. TEMPERATURES WILL BE FALLING THROUGH
THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON 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.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4700-5200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 17 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........GOOD.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 12 KNOTS.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60 EARLY WITH FALLING TEMPERATURES IN THE LATE
                    MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 9 TO 14 MPH AROUND NOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2100-3700 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 17 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........GOOD.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...NM ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111101.SOMBR.03/EPZ