FNUS74 KEPZ 081944
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR HANSON CANYON RX...NM-MEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1244 PM MST THU DEC 8 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1220 MST ON DECEMBER 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ZONAL FLOW ALOFT TO CONTINUE WITH OCCASIONAL PERIODS OF HIGH CLOUDS AND
DRY BUT COOLER WEATHER WILL PERSIST OVER THE REGION THROUGH AT LEAST
SUNDAY. NEAR OR SLIGHTLY BELOW TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR FOR THE NEXT
FEW DAYS. A MINOR BACK DOOR COLD FRONT FROM THE EAST WILL MOVE INTO
THE AREA LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY FRIDAY AND KEEP TEMPERATURES BELOW
NORMAL WITH A FEW LOW CLOUDS RIDGE LINE AND EAST SLOPES. A WARMING
TREND WILL QUICKLY FOLLOW BY SUNDAY. AN APPROACHING PACIFIC STORM
SYSTEM MAY BRING A THREAT OF PRECIPITATION AS EARLY AS SUNDAY NIGHT
INTO TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK AND GUSTY WEST WINDS BY WEDNESDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH.
                    BECOMING WEST TO WEST NORTHWEST 4-9 MPH
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 KNOTS. POOR TO MARGINAL.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). SOME LOWER
                    CLOUDS AFTER MIDNIGHT RIDGE/EAST
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....19-24.
MAX HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST TO NORTH EAST 4 TO 9 MPH.
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT NORTH TO NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH
                    STRONGER WEST SLOPES/PASSES.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 4 KNOTS.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH SOME LOW CLOUDS
                    RIDGE/EAST (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MIN HUMIDITY........37 TO 42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST AROUND 5 TO 9 MPH THEN MORE
                    EASTERLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 5 KNOTS. MARGINAL.

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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111208.HANSO.01/EPZ