FNUS74 KEPZ 071510
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR BRADFORD RX...NM-LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
910 AM MDT WED AUG 7 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0915 MDT ON AUGUST 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER TROUGH WILL BE MOVING THROUGH THE REGION TODAY WHICH WILL
BRING A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING. DRIER AIR WILL MOVE IN FOR THURSDAY WITH A WEAK RIDGE
MOVING IN FROM THE WEST WHICH SHOULD MEAN A DOWN DAY FOR THUNDERSTORMS.
TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL BE SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY WITH A COUPLE OF
DEGREES OF WARMING FOR THURSDAY WITH LOWER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. WINDS
WILL GENERALLY BE WESTERLY UP TO 15 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS
POSSIBLE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT) THIS MORNING THEN
                    BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2800 FT AGL INCREASING TO 5900-7600 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST AROUND 14 KNOTS.
SMOKE DISPERSION....VERY GOOD.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BEFORE 2100.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......5400-6900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 800-2300 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 9 KNOTS.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 8500-9400 FT
                    AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST AROUND 10 KNOTS.
SMOKE DISPERSION....GOOD.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130807.BRADF.01/EPZ