FNUS74 KEPZ 131609
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR LITTLE RX...NM-LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1009 AM MDT TUE AUG 13 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON AUGUST 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER HIGH IS CURRENTLY OVERHEAD WHICH IS KEEPING UPPER LEVEL WINDS
VERY LIGHT AND KEEPING SMOKE DISPERSION FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS
POOR. DECENT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE FOR A DAILY
CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE
AS STORMS MOVE VERY SLOWLY. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN
ABOVE 30 PERCENT WITH EXCELLENT RECOVERIES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 6900-7900 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 4 KNOTS.
SMOKE DISPERSION....POOR.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). WIDELY SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 7 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......4000-5900 FT AGL DECREASING TO 400-1900 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE EVENING.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 KNOTS.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......700-1200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 4900-6100
                    FT AGL IN THE AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTH AROUND 5 KNOTS.
SMOKE DISPERSION....POOR.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130813.LITTL.01/EPZ