FNUS74 KEPZ 141458
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SNARE MESA SOUTH RX...STATE OF NEW MEXICO FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
858 AM MDT WED MAR 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0850 MDT ON MARCH 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT WILL BRING WARM AND DRY WEATHER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS WITH AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES 10 TO 15 DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL. WINDS MOSTLY LIGHT TODAY AND THURSDAY...BUT SLIGHTLY
BREEZY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. MAINLY CLEAR SKIES THE NEXT FEW DAYS
WITH ONLY A FEW PERIODS OF MIDDLE AND HIGH CLOUDINESS. MINIMUM
HUMIDITY IN THE SINGLE DIGITS EACH AFTERNOON TWITH MODERATE (5)
HAINES INDICES AND VENTILATION FAIR OR BETTER. BECOMING BREEZY
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY AS A STRONG PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE COLD FRONT APPROACH. INCREASING
WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM MAY ALSO BRING HIGH WINDS ACROSS
THE AREA SUNDAY AND THE CHANCE FOR RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LATE
SUNDAY AND MONDAY. MUCH COLDER AND CONTINUED BREEZY TUESDAY AND
EDNESDAY IN THE WAKE OF OF THAT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........4-9 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........FAIR INCREASING TO VERY GOOD (118000 KT-FT).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 7 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST AROUND 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7500-9300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-300 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 6 KNOTS.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........3-8 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    6 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 10400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 7 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON (72800 KNOT-FT).

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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120314.SNARE.01/EPZ