FNUS74 KEPZ 131508
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SNARE MESA SOUTH RX...NM-SDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
908 AM MDT TUE MAR 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON MARCH 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP THE AREA WARM AND DRY
THIS WEEK. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL RUN SOME 5 TO 10  DEGREES ABOVE
SEASONAL. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE IN THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. ANOTHER STRONG PACIFIC UPPER TROUGH AND SURFACE
COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE BORDERLAND THIS COMING
WEEKEND WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS FRIDAY AND INCREASING WINDS SATURDAY
INTO MONDAY. RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE LOWLANDS ON
SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL ALSO BEING A RISK OF SHOWERS TO THE
AREA BY SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 3 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH GUST 18IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6100-7700 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 7 KNOTS. GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7100-7700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-300 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 7 KNOTS.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........4-9 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VRBL UP TO 6 MPH MORNING SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. 8 TO 13 MPH GUST 16 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10500.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 6 KNOTS.  GOOD.

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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120313.SNARE.01/EPZ