FNUS74 KEPZ 111701
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR FLUME RIDGE RX...NM-MEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1001 AM MST WED JAN 11 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1005 MST ON JANUARY 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
COOLER AIR ALOFT IS ALREADY MOVING INTO THE BURN AREA...SO DO NOT
EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO WARM MUCH MORE THIS AFTERNOON AND MAY EVEN
START FALLING SLOWLY BY 1 PM. WINDS WILL BE STRONGER TODAY THAN
IN RECENT DAYS DUE TO THIS APPROACHING COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE REGION LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THERE IS
A SMALL CHANCE FOR A FEW FLURRIES OR SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT.
TEMPERATURES TOMORROW WILL BE ABOUT 10-15 DEGREES COOLER THAN TODAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL START TO REBOUND FOR THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300 FT AGL LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 14 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........FAIR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....20-23.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 13 KNOTS.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2700-3500 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 3 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........POOR.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120111.FLUME.01/EPZ