FNUS74 KEPZ 101801
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR FLUME RIDGE RX...NM-MEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1101 AM MST THU JAN 10 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1050 MST ON JANUARY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE WILL TEMPORARILY BUILD OVER THE REGION
THIS MORNING.  THIS WILL MEAN TEMPERATURES A FEW DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL
WITH LIGHT WINDS. THE HIGH WILL BEGIN TO MOVE EAST OF THE AREA
THIS AFTERNOON...ALLOWING A SHIFT TO LIGHT SOUTHWEST WINDS LATER TODAY.
HAINES INDICES WILL CLIMB TO 4 THIS AFTERNOON...LOWERING TO 2 OVERNIGHT.
FOR FRIDAY...INDICES SHOULD CLIMB TO 3.

STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM APPROACHES THE REGION OVERNIGHT...WITH
SLIGHT CHANCES FOR SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE STARTING FRIDAY.  THIS
SYSTEM CARRY A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT THROUGH MID DAY FRIDAY...
WITH SNOW LEVELS EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 5000 FT BY FRIDAY EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 5-8 MPH THROUGH 1200L...INCREASING
                    AND SHIFTING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 1400-2600 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 15 KNOTS.
VENT CATEGORY.......28500 KNOT-FT(POOR) IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    TO 40500 KNOT-FT(FAIR) THIS AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-29.
MAX HUMIDITY........76-81 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 14 TO 21 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-1100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 28 KNOTS.
VENT CATEGORY.......22400 KNOT-FT(POOR).

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY..SOUTHWEST 21 TO 29 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1300-3200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2600-3600 FT AGL
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 38 KNOTS.
VENT CATEGORY.......36400 KNOT-FT(POOR) IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    TO 136800 KNOT-FT(VERY GOOD) IN THE AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130110.FLUME.01/EPZ