FNUS74 KEPZ 141759
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR PINE TREE RX...STATE OF NEW MEXICO FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1059 AM MST MON JAN 14 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1055 MST ON JANUARY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW-LEVEL SOUTHEAST WINDS BROUGHT IN HIGHER DEWPOINT AIR LAST
NIGHT INTO THIS MORNING...CAUSING AREAS OF LOW CLOUDS. CLOUDS
WILL BREAK UP IN THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO...AND THE AFTERNOON WILL
TURN OUT PARTLY SUNNY WITH TEMPS CLIMBING BACK UP TO THE LOW AND
MID 30S. A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA
LATE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW WITH INCREASING CLOUDS AND A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS. VENTILATION GOOD TODAY...THEN POOR
TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....31-36.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 7100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 13 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........GOOD (92300 KNOT-FT).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SNOW SHOWERS TOWARD DAYBREAK.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....7-12.
MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 2 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......DECREASING TO 400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 8 KNOTS.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....24-29.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                    4 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......INCREASING TO 6000 FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 4 KNOTS.
VENTILATION.........POOR (24000 KNOT-FT).

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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130114.PINET.01/EPZ