FNUS74 KEPZ 142010
FWSEPZ

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1405 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
FEW DAYS WITH AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES AROUND 10 DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL. WINDS MOSTLY LIGHT TONIGHT INTO MIDDAY THURSDAY...BUT
SLIGHTLY BREEZY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SKY MOSTLY CLEAR THE NEXT
FEW DAYS EXCEPT FOR A FEW PERIODS OF MIDDLE AND HIGH CLOUDINESS.
MINIMUM HUMIDITY IN THE SINGLE DIGITS EACH AFTERNOON WITH LOW (4)
TO MODERATE (5) HAINES INDICES AND VENTILATION FAIR OR BETTER.
BECOMING BREEZY TO PERHAPS WINDY 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. HIGH WINDS
ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY WITH THE CHANCE FOR RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS LATE SUNDAY AND MONDAY. MUCH COLDER AND CONTINUED
BREEZY TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY IN THE WAKE OF OF THAT SYSTEM.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-29.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST
                    AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......7600-9300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-300 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 KNOTS.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........4-9 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 6 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........GOOD IN THE AFTERNOON (66000 KNOT-FT).

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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120314.SNARE.03/EPZ