FNUS74 KEPZ 081710
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SAWMILL RX...NM-ADC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1010 AM MST THU DEC 8 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0955 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.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-700 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 4 KNOTS. POOR TO MARGINAL

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). SOME LOW CLOUDS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT RIDGE LINE AND EAST.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....16-21.
MAX HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTH WEST 3 TO 8 MPH
                    BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST 5 TO 10  MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGER WEST SLOPES.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 3 KNOTS.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-40 PERCENT). SOME LOWER
                    CLOUDS RIDGE LINE AND EAST
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-36.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO NORTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH AND STRONGER GUSTS
                    AT TIMES WEST SLOPES/CANYONS WEST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 6 KNOTS. POOR TO MARGINAL

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