FNUS74 KEPZ 101452
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR GRINDSTONE PILES...NM-ADC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
752 AM MST TUE JAN 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0740 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 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1500-2000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........POOR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 10 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.....49-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2500 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 13 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........POOR.

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