FNUS74 KEPZ 090852
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR LITTLE BEAR...NM-LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
252 AM MDT SAT JUN 9 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0220 MDT ON JUNE 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT WEST WINDS TO INCREASE ABOVE 16 MPH BY MID DAY. WIND SPEEDS
MAY BE HIGH HIGHER IN EXPOSED AREAS AND ALONG EASTERN SLOPES. WINDS
WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT BUT WILL INCREASE ABOVE CRITICAL VALUES AGAIN
ON SUNDAY. VERY LOW HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS WILL OCCUR
THIS AFTERNOON WITH WEAK OVERNIGHT RECOVERY AND LOW VALUES AGAIN ON
SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........3-8 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 11 MPH BECOMING WEST 14 TO 20 MPH BY MID DAY.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MISSING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 16 KNOTS.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 12 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 9 TO 10
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MISSING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 KNOTS.

                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 12 TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MISSING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 18 KNOTS.


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FORECASTER...LUNDEEN
REQUESTED BY...NM-LNF
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120609.LITTL.01/EPZ