FNUS74 KEPZ 271833
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR FLUME RIDGE...NM-LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1133 AM MST FRI JAN 27 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1052 MST ON JANUARY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WITH A COLD FRONT...WILL MOVE ACROSS THE BURN SITE
FROM THE NORTH THIS AFTERNOON...BRINGING A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH-NORTHEAST
WITH CONTINUED GUSTY WINDS PAST MIDNIGHT.  WIND WILL DECREASE AND
SHIFT SOUTHEAST SATURDAY MORNING...WITH SATURDAYS HIGH TEMPERATURES
10-13 DEGREES COOLER THAN TODAYS HIGHS.

.THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 20-25 MPH WITH OCCASIOINAL GUSTS
                    TO 40 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500-6100 FT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 KNOTS.
VENT CATEGORY.......78000 KNOT FEET(GOOD)


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-27.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 20-25 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO
                    40 MPH EARLY...DECREASING AND SHIFTING EAST
                    15-20 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH
                    AFTER 0300L.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000-2100 FT AGL IN
                    THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 11 KNOTS.
VENT CATEGORY.......539000 KNOT FEET(FAIR)


.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41-44.
MIN HUMIDITY........41-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE MORNING...DECREASING
                    AND SHIFTING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5000-5300 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 KNOTS. SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENT CATEGORY.......12000 KNOT-FEET(POOR) IN THE MORNING...
                    INCREASING TO 32000 KNOT-FEET(POOR) IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...NM MEA
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120127.FLUME.01/EPZ