FNUS74 KEPZ 131559
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR AKERS RX...LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
859 AM MST TUE NOV 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MST ON NOVEMBER 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS AND SHALLOW MIXING ARE EXPECTED TODAY...
RESULTING IN POOR VENTILATION.  DRY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL OVER
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...WITH MIN RH VALUES HOVERING AROUND 10
PERCENT AND POOR OVERNIGHT RECOVERY EXPECTED DESPITE COLD TEMPS.
SLIGHTLY STRONGER WINDS ALOFT TOMORROW SHOULD PUSH THE VENT RATE
JUST INTO THE FAIR CATEGORY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........44 AT IGNITION...MAX 59.
RH..................25 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING EAST/UPSLOPE AROUND 5
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 3800 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH AROUND 5
                    KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENT RATE...........19,000 KNOT-FEET (POOR)


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 28.
RH..................MAX 29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE AROUND 3 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 2 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 2 TO
                    3 KNOTS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN SHIFTING TO
                    THE WEST AROUND 2 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62.
RH..................MIN 11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 5000 FT AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 10 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........50,000 KNOT-FEET (FAIR)

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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121113.AKERS.02/EPZ