FNUS74 KEPZ 041619
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR FLUME RIDGE RX...NM-MAT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
919 AM MST FRI JAN 4 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0925 MST ON JANUARY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
CURRENT STORM SYSTEM WILL BE MOVING OUT OVER THE NEXT 12 HOURS WITH
CLEARING SKIES AND WARMER AIR MOVING IN ALOFT TONIGHT. LOW MIXING HEIGHTS
AND WEAK TRANSPORT WINDS WILL KEEP VENT RATES POOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS. TONIGHT EXPECT EARLY LOW TEMPERATURES WITH STEADY OR SLOWLY
WARMING TEMPERATURES. DRY AND NEAR AVERAGE TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH ANOTHER POTENTIAL WINTER STORM FOR EARLY
NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SNOW SHOWERS BEFORE 2 PM.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....28-30.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2100-3500 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 5 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........POOR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....20-25 THEN STEADY OR SLOWLY RISING OVERNIGHT.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-1300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 KNOTS.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-46.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 7 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........POOR.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130104.FLUME.01/EPZ