FNUS74 KEPZ 211444
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR BRADFORD RX...LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
844 AM MDT WED AUG 21 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON AUGUST 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRIER AIR ALOFT HAS MOVED IN AS INCREASING EASTERLY FLOW ALOFT HAS
SET UP ACROSS THE AREA. THIS WILL RESULT IN DIMINISHING CHANCES FOR
THUNDERSTORMS...EVEN IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN...FOR TODAY AND ESPECIALLY
THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE A LITTLE WARMER TODAY WITH THE LACK
OF MID-LEVEL CLOUDS THAT STUCK AROUND YESTERDAY. RH VALUES WILL ALSO
DROP OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. SPOTTY THUNDERSTORMS SHOULD
RETURN FRIDAY AND SLOWLY INCREASE IN COVERAGE INTO THE WEEKEND.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY IN THE MORNING...THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). VERY SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........61 AT IGNITION...MAX 74.
RH..................62 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING SOUTH
                    3 TO 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1000-2300 FT AGL AT IGNITION INCREASING TO 9400
                    FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHWEST 4 TO 5 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 9 KNOTS LATE IN THE MORNING.
VENT RATE...........MAX 84,600 KNOT-FEET (GOOD)

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 51.
RH..................MAX 72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH BECOMING CALM.
MIXING HEIGHT.......8300-9100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 0-1200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....SOUTHEAST 4 TO 5 KNOTS.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). VERY SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF AN AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 73.
RH..................MIN 37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3 TO 5 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......400-1700 FT AGL INCREASING TO 9200 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST 8 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........MAX 73,600 KNOT-FEET (GOOD)

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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...NMADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130821.BRADF.01/EPZ