FNUS74 KEPZ 051733
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR LITTLE BEAR...LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1133 AM MDT TUE JUN 5 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1104 MDT ON JUNE 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME WEST TO SOUTHWEST
IN THE AFTERNOON.  INCREASED LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL LEAD TO ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING GENERALLY AFTER 1 PM.  THESE STORMS WILL
TEND TO FAVOR THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS...BUT
OUTFLOW WINDS MAY STILL AFFECT THE WEST SLOPES...RESULTING IN A BRIEF
REVERSAL IN WIND DIRECTION.  MOST OF THE WEEK WILL SEE SIMILAR AND
REPETITIVE WEATHER...WITH MOISTURE COMING BACK IN OVERNIGHT ON
EASTERLY WINDS...PARTIALLY MIXING OUT WED AFTERNOON WITH LIGHT
WEST WINDS...AND CONTINUED ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) WITH ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 7 MPH. OUTFLOW WINDS POSSIBLE
                    FROM AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS...LIKELY WIND DIR
                    NE TO EAST.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 12000 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 6 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........72,000 KNOT-FEET (GOOD)


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........61-66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST-SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......13400-14000 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-1100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 KNOTS.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) WITH ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING WEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 13500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 4 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........54,000 KNOT-FEET (FAIR)


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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120605.LITTL.01/EPZ