FNUS74 KEPZ 172107
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR TURKEY PEN RX...NM-MEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
207 PM MST THU JAN 17 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1415 MST ON JANUARY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A BUILDING UPPER RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN U.S. WILL BRING A WARMING
TREND TO THE REGION FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS HIGHS WARM TO
NEAR 50 FOR FRIDAY AND SLIGHTLY WARMER FOR SATURDAY. WINDS WILL
REMAIN LIGHT...SO VENT RATES WILL BE POOR WITH VERTICAL MIXING
HEIGHTS NOT VERY HIGH EITHER. DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE UPPER
TEENS TO MID 20S.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1500 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 9 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........POOR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....18-21.
MAX HUMIDITY........83-88 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-1500 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500 FT AGL
                    IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 7 KNOTS.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST 2 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300-1100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 2000-2600 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 6 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........POOR.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130117.TURKE.01/EPZ