FNUS74 KEPZ 191754
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NOGAL PILE BURN...NM-MEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1054 AM MST MON NOV 19 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MST ON NOVEMBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COUPLE OF DRY DAYS WITH TEMPERATURES WARMING A LITTLE FOR TUESDAY AS
RIDGE MOVES ACROSS THE ROCKIES. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE
DOMINATES AT THE SURFACE. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE FALLING
AS MUCH DRIER AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION. ANOTHER UPPER TROUGH WILL BE
MOVING IN FROM THE BAJA REGION WEDNESDAY WHICH WILL BRING A GOOD
CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND POSSIBLY THUNDERSTORMS TO THE BURN AREA.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2600 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3600-5400 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 10 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........FAIR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2700 FT AGL DECREASING TO 300-600 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHEAST AROUND 4 KNOTS.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4100-5600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........POOR.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121119.NOGAL.01/EPZ