FNUS74 KEPZ 071812
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR FLUME RIDGE RX...NM-MEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1112 AM MST MON JAN 7 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1110 MST ON JANUARY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ANOTHER WINTER STORM SYSTEMS WILL PASS SOUTH OF THE AREA TONIGHT
AND TOMORROW...EXITING THE AREA TO THE NORTHEAST LATE
WEDNESDAY EARLY THURSDAY. THIS STORM WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SOME
MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS ABOVE 5000 FEET WITH MOSTLY RAIN SHOWERS AT
LOWER ELEVATIONS POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SOME SNOW IN THE LATE NIGHT EARLY
MORNING HOURS. SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS COULD SEE SOME 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW
TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY AT THE HIGHER ELVS. ANOTHER MORE
ENERGETIC SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE REGION ON FRIDAY AND WILL PRODUCE VERY
STRONG WEST WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON AND  BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF MOUNTAIN SNOW
SHOWERS. MUCH COLDER AND UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL OCCUR FOR NEXT WEEKEND
AND THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......200-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1900-2800 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 KNOTS. POOR TO MARGINAL.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT)
CWR.................5-10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-27.
MAX HUMIDITY........83-88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH NORTHEAST 4-9 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......100-1300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 6 KNOTS.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
CWR.................20 PERCENT. SLIGHT CHANCE FOR A RAIN OR SNOW SHOWER.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MIN HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......0-1300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1900-3500 FT AGL IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 7 KNOTS. FAIR.

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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130107.FLUME.01/EPZ