FNUS74 KEPZ 281619
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR POTATO...NM-LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1019 AM MDT MON MAY 28 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1001 MDT ON MAY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEST-SOUTHWEST FLOW ON THE NORTH SIDE OF AN UPPER HIGH OVER MEXICO
WILL KEEP VERY DRY CONDITIONS OVER THE BURN AREA THROUGH THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS. WINDS WILL BE LIGHTEST TODAY AND BE ON THE
INCREASE EACH OF THE NEXT TWO DAYS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WARMING
INTO THE 70S EACH OF THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS. POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES EXPECTED.
THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SOME MOISTURE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA THURSDAY
BEHIND A BACK DOOR FRONT WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-9 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7500-7900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 11 KNOTS.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........14-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5300-6800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-1600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 12 KNOTS.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........3-7 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 8 TO 13 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-1800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 7100-7800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 KNOTS.


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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120528.POTAT.01/EPZ