FNUS74 KEPZ 050127
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR LITTLE BEAR...NM-LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
727 PM MDT MON JUN 4 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1855 MDT ON JUNE 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER NEW MEXICO WILL MOVE OUT OF THE AREA
TO THE EAST OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THUNDERSTORMS OVER NORTHEASTERN
NM AND THE TEXAS PANHANDLE WILL MOVE SOUTHWESTWARD INTO OUR AREA OVER
THE NEXT FEW AFTERNOONS AND EVENINGS AND WILL PUSH MOIST OUTFLOW
SOUTHWESTWARD...AS FAR AS THE RIO GRANDE BY TUESDAY MORNING. HOWEVER
BY AFTERNOON THIS MOISTURE WILL MIX OUT SUCH THAT THE BEST CHANCES
FOR ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS THROUGH THURSDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................10-20 PERCENT OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........64-69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 GUST 15 MPH. WINDS NE 15G25 MPH
                     NR STORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......12000-13700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 8 KNOTS.



.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT)
CWR.................20-30 PERCENT. WIDELY SCT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    MAINLY AFTERNOON HOURS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 7 TO 12 GUST 17 MPH. STRONGER GUSTS NEAR STORMS.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 11400-12600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 8 KNOTS. VERY GOOD.


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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...NM-LNF
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120604.LITTL.01/EPZ