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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR MIDDLE FORK...LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1050 AM MDT SUN MAY 19 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1031 MDT ON MAY 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT DRY AND CLEAR CONDITIONS TODAY WITH A GENERAL WESTERLY FLOW
THIS AFTERNOON. TERRAIN WILL TEND TO FAVOR A LOCALIZED SOUTHWEST WIND.
IT WILL BE A LITTLE BREEZY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS AROUND 20
MPH POSSIBLE. STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW AS A TROUGH MOVES
ACROSS NORTHERN NM AND A COLD FRONT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    WEST TO SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS 20 TO 23
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON..
MIXING HEIGHT.......600-2100 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10500 FT AGL IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 20 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........210,000 KNOT-FEET (EXCELLENT)

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......10100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 100-1100 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 12  KNOTS.


.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 8 TO 13 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO 20
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......500 FT AGL INCREASING TO 10800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 21 KNOTS.
VENT RATE...........226,800 KNOT-FEET (EXCELLENT)


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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20130519.MIDDL.01/EPZ