FNUS74 KEPZ 081700
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SLASH PIT RX...NM-LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1100 AM MDT TUE MAY 8 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1045 MDT ON MAY 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
COOL AND DAMP WTIH GUSTY E-SE WINDS AT TIMES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE
BURN SITE TODAY.  A STRONG COLD FRONT WHICH HAD PUSHED THROUGH
THE AREA MONDAY...HAS BROUGHT ABUNDANT AMOUNTS OF ADDITIONAL
MOISTURE OVER THE BURN SITE. THIS WILL RESULT CLOUDY TO MOSTLY
CLOUDY CONDITIONS...WHICH WILL LIMIT ANY STORM DEVELOPMENT TO LATER
THIS AFTERNOON.  HAINES INDICES OF 3 ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND WEDNESDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). OCCASIONAL LIGHT
                    RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.  SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........73-78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 10 TO 16 MPH...WITH OFFASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2400-3900 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 15 KNOTS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS
                    THROUGH THE NIGHT.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-31.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 9 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 15 KNOTS.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........56-64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 6 TO 9 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900-6400 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 16 KNOTS.

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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120508.SLASH.01/EPZ