FNUS74 KEPZ 101626
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR POVERTY RX...NM-SDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
926 AM MST FRI FEB 10 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MST ON FEBRUARY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL WILL BRING MOSTLY CLEAR AND MILD
WEATHER. AREA WINDS WILL BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY SATURDAY ALLOWING
MORE WARMING. THEN THE FIRST OF SEVERAL UPPER-LEVEL PACIFIC STORM
SYSTEMS WILL ARRIVE SUNDAY BRINGING AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS AND WINDS
AS WELL AS PROVIDING A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR ISOLATED RAIN AND HIGH
MOUNTAINS SNOW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 3 TO 7 MPH
                    MORNING THEN 5 TO 10 MPH AFTERNOON..
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4800-5900 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 9 KNOTS. FAIR TO GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-29.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST AROUND 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400 FT AGL DECREASING TO 200 FT AGL IN THE
                    LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 8 KNOTS.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......6000 FT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 4 KNOTS. FAIR.

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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120210.POVER.01/EPZ