FNUS74 KEPZ 051655
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR FLUME RIDGE RX...STATE OF NEW MEXICO FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
955 AM MST SAT JAN 5 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0940 MST ON JANUARY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST WILL BRING SUNNY AND
DRY WEATHER THROUGH THE WEEKEND. LIGHT WINDS THIS MORNING BECOMING
WEST TO NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON WITH TEMPS 10 TO 15
DEGREES WARMER THAN YESTERDAY. CLEAR SKIES AND COLD AGAIN TONIGHT
WITH DRAINAGE WINDS. CONTINUED SUNNY AND DRY SUNDAY WITH LIGHT WINDS.
UPSLOPE/UP-CANYON WINDS WILL DEVELOP LATE SUNDAY MORNING. VENTILATION
WILL REMAIN POOR TODAY AND SUNDAY DUE TO LOW MIXING HEIGHTS AND LIGHT
TRANSPORT WINDS.

ANOTHER WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE MONDAY. THIS
STORM WILL BRING THE CHANCE OF SNOW MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. LOWER
ELEVATIONS COULD HAVE A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT THIS MORNING...THEN WEST TO NORTHWEST
                    5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 7 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........POOR (8400 KNOT-FT).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....12-17.
MAX HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT. DRAINAGE WINDS DEVELOPING AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 3 KNOTS.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WITH DRAINAGE WINDS EARLY...THEN LIGHT WITH
                    UPSLOPE WINDS BY LATE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........POOR (7500 KNOT-FT).

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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130105.FLUME.01/EPZ