FNUS74 KEPZ 141611
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR AKERS RX...LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
911 AM MST WED NOV 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0915 MST ON NOVEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BRING WARMER CONDITIONS TO THE
AREA OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.  A STRONG INVERSION COUPLED WITH LIGHT
LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO LIMIT VENTILATION RATES OVER THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS... HOWEVER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE
SLIGHTLY TOMORROW AND MORESO ON FRIDAY.

MINIMUM RH WILL HOVER AROUND 10 PERCENT THIS AFTERNOON...IMPROVING
TO THE MIDDLE TEENS TOMORROW...AND LOWER 20S BY FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........53 AT IGNITION...MAX 64.
RH..................25 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 9 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
                    LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 4200 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 9 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........37,800 KNOT-FEET (POOR)

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 32.
RH..................MAX 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 6 TO 9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST 8 KNOTS.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 63.
RH..................MIN 13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    LIGHT...THEN BECOMING EAST 5 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......MAX 7500 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 6 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........45,000 KNOT-FEET (FAIR)

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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121114.AKERS.01/EPZ