FNUS74 KEPZ 261510
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR BAR CLAY...NM-LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
910 AM MDT THU APR 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0842 MDT ON APRIL 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A MODERATE TO STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO NEW MEXICO
LATER TODAY...WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS BECOMING VERY WINDY BY THIS
AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS OF 20-30 MPH WITH ISOLATED GUSTS OF
40-50+ MPH EAST SLOPES. BLOWING DUST WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS
THAN AN MILE IN DUST PRONE AREAS THIS AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES
WILL BE NEAR RECORDS FOR PORTIONS OF THE FIRE ZONES AGAIN TODAY. A
WESTERLY FLOW WILL BRING COOLER TEMPERATURES AND LOWER WIND SPEEDS TO
THE REGION ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...HOWEVER CONDITIONS MAY STILL APPROACH
RED FLAG IN THE LOWLANDS EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE FRIDAY AFTERNOON BUT
GENERALLY NOT WIDESPREAD IN TIME OR SPACE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). DECREASING
                    CLOUDS AFTERNOON INTO EVENING HOURS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH 14 TO 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1400 FT AGL INCREASING TO 14400-15800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 16 KNOTS.

                    SOUTH 14 TO 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. EXCELLENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY..WEST 13 TO 20 MPH. DECREASING AFT ER MIDNIGHT
                    TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13300-14900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 700-2100 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 32 KNOTS.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 15 TO 23 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500-8600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 17 KNOTS. EXCELLENT.


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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120426.BARCL.01/EPZ