FNUS74 KEPZ 101731
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR FLUME RIDGE RX...NM-ADC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1031 AM MST TUE JAN 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1045 MST ON JANUARY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER RIDGE WILL PASS OVER THE AREA TODAY BRINGING SUNNY SKIES AND
WARMER TEMPERATURES THROUGH WEDNESDAY. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL
BE FALLING INTO THE 20S EACH OF THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH WINDS
GENERALLY LIGHT. A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING WHICH SHOULD DO NOTHING MORE THAN DROP
TEMPERATURES ABOUT 10-15 DEGREES AND MAYBE AN ISOLATED SNOW SHOWER.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 44.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-1800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 7 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........POOR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 8 KNOTS.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 42.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2300 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 12 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........POOR.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120110.FLUME.01/EPZ