FNUS74 KEPZ 061629
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR BRADFORD RX...NM-LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1029 AM MDT TUE AUG 6 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1015 MDT ON AUGUST 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER NORTHEAST TEXAS WILL AGAIN CHANNEL
THE DEEPER MOISTURE MAINLY OVER SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO WITH
WIDELY SCATTERED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SACRAMENTOS.
AN UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE OVER SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO WEDNESDAY
BRINGING WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS BUT THEN USHER IN DRIER
AIR LATER BY EVENING. WITH DRIER AIR...THERE WILL BE ONLY A FEW
MOUNTAIN THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY. A POSSIBLE WEAK BACK DOOR
FRONT WILL MOVE IN TO THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT SHIFTING THE WINDS
TO THE SOUTHEAST THEREBY INCREASING THE MOISTURE AT LOWER LEVELS
FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    LIGHT BRIEF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE  AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......800-2000 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5100-6400 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 12 KNOTS.
VENT CAT............77000 KT FT 600D.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........69-74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 7 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4500-5800 FT AGL DECREASING TO 1000-1500 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 15 KNOTS.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 9 TO 14 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1100-2900 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6000-6500 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 13 KNOTS.
VENT CAT............91000 KT FT GOOD.

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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130806.BRADF.01/EPZ