FNUS74 KEPZ 121527
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR THREE CIRCLES...NM-SDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
827 AM MST THU JAN 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0840 MST ON JANUARY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
PLENTY OF HIGH CLOUDS WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE DAY.
TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL BE ABOUT 10 DEGREES COOLER THAN YESTERDAY...BUT
VENT RATES WILL REMAIN POOR THROUGH FRIDAY. DRIER...WARMER AIR WILL
BE MOVING IN FOR FRIDAY WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES POSSIBLY
FALLING INTO THE TEENS AS HIGH TEMPERATURES CLIMB INTO THE LOWER 50S.
TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO WARM THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS AN UPPER
RIDGE PASSES OVER THE REGION. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT THROUGH THE
WEEKEND WITH INCREASING WINDS FOR MONDAY. LITTLE TO NO PRECIPITATION
IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1800-2000 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........POOR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-26.
MAX HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......2000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-800 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 3 KNOTS.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3300-3800 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 5 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........POOR.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120112.THREE.01/EPZ