FNUS74 KEPZ 261759
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NOGAL PILE BURN...STATE OF NEW MEXICO FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1059 AM MST MON NOV 26 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1045 MST ON NOVEMBER 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WARM AND DRY AGAIN TODAY WITH AFTERNOON TEMPS AROUND 10 DEGREES
ABOVE NORMAL. WINDS GENERALLY LIGHT FROM THE WEST TO NORTHWEST
WITH MINIMUN RH IN THE UPPER TEENS TO MID 20S. A VERY SHALLOW
COLD FRONT PUSHING IN FROM THE NORTHEAST TONIGHT WILL TAKE TEMPS
DOWN BY ABOUT 5 DEGREES FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...STILL NEAR
TO SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL. EAST WINDS WILL PICK UP A LITTLE IN
THE WAKE OF THAT FRONT TONIGHT WILL DIMINISH AND TURN BACK TO
THE WEST BY LATE MORNING. MINIMUM RH ABOUT 10 PERCENT HIGHER
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...MAINLY DUE TO THE COOLER TEMPERATURES...BUT
MINIMUM RH WILL COME BACK DOWN AGAIN FOR WEDNESDAY. VENTILATION
POOR TODAY AND TUESDAY DUE TO LIGHT WINDS AND LOW MIXING HEIGHTS.
HAINES INDICES 2 OR 3 (VERY LOW) EACH DAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY 50-60 PERCENT) THIS MORNING
                    THEN MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 6 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........POOR (29400 KNOT-FT).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-29.
MAX HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 8 TO 13 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 5
                    TO 10 MPH BY DAYBREAK.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 200-1100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 10 KNOTS.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 4500 FT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........POOR (22500 KNOT-FT).

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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121126.NOGAL.01/EPZ