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MAF FWZ115: SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ

CITY           SKY/WX    TMP DP  RH WIND       PRES   REMARKS
ROSWELL        CLOUDY    64   2   8 SW12      29.79S                  
ARTESIA        CLOUDY    68   0   6 SW15G21   29.81S                  
CARLSBAD       MOCLDY    72  -1   5 SW20G26   29.82R                  
HOBBS          MOCLDY    61   7  11 CALM      29.83S                  

Batdraw Raws(4425 ft MSL)
Eight Mile Draw Raws(3697 ft MSL)

Fire Weather Zone Forecast issued at 119 PM MST SUN MAR 3 2013

DISCUSSION...
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DEVELOPING ACROSS SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO
AND WEST TEXAS TODAY WITH GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS AND RH/S FALLING BELOW
15 PERCENT. THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO...GUADALUPE
AND DAVIS MOUNTAIN REGIONS AND EASTERN PERMIAN BASIN SHOULD RUN UNTIL
EXPIRATION THIS EVENING. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES TONIGHT WILL GENERALLY
BE POOR THEN NEAR CRITICAL TO CRITICAL CONDITIONS RETURN MONDAY. EXPECT
MIN RH/S 5-10 PERCENT WITH INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS ONCE AGAIN. A
COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED LATE MONDAY NIGHT INCREASING WINDS AND SHIFTING
THEM TO THE NORTH. CONCERNS THEN LOOK LOW FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.

&&

FOR POINT-SPECIFIC FORECASTS PLEASE SEE THE POINT FIRE WEATHER MATRIX
PRODUCT ISSUED BY THE MIDLAND/ODESSA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE.

VENTILATION CATEGORY...MIXING HEIGHT AND TRANSPORT WINDS FOR THIS
ZONE ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING POINT:
ARTESIA...3320 FT MSL

NMZ115-041645-
SOUTHEAST PLAINS/BLM ROSWELL/LNZ-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARTESIA...CAPROCK...CARLSBAD...EUNICE...
HOBBS...JAL...LOVINGTON...ROSWELL...TATUM
119 PM MST SUN MAR 3 2013

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46 TO 51. 
   24 HR TREND......UP 14 DEGREES. 
MAX HUMIDITY........25-35 PCT. 
   24 HR TREND......DOWN 14 PCT. 
WIND 20FT...........WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH. 
LAL.................1. 
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT. 
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. 
WIND 10000 FT MSL...WEST 45 TO 55 MPH. 

.MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY BLOWING DUST AND BLOWING 
                    DUST IN THE AFTERNOON. 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78 TO 83. 
   24 HR TREND......UP 1 DEGREE. 
MIN HUMIDITY........10 PCT. 
   24 HR TREND......UP 3 PCT. 
WIND 20FT...........WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. 
LAL.................1. 
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT. 
HAINES INDEX........5 MODERATE. 
WIND 10000 FT MSL...WEST 45 TO 55 MPH. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......11500 FT AGL. 
TRANSPORT WINDS.....WEST AROUND 30 KNOTS. 
VENTILATION CAT.....EXCELLENT/150000 KNOT-FT. 

.MONDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32 TO 37. 
   24 HR TREND......DOWN 14 DEGREES. 
MAX HUMIDITY........55-75 PCT. 
   24 HR TREND......UP 41 PCT. 
WIND 20FT...........NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH. 
LAL.................1. 
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT. 
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. 
WIND 10000 FT MSL...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH. 

.TUESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....IN THE MID 50S. 
   24 HR TREND......DOWN 25 DEGREES. 
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PCT. 
   24 HR TREND......UP 14 PCT. 
WIND 20FT...........NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE 
                    EAST IN THE AFTERNOON. 
LAL.................1. 
CHANCE OF PRECIP....0 PCT. 
HAINES INDEX........4 LOW. 
WIND 10000 FT MSL...NORTHWEST 15 TO 20 MPH. 
MIXING HEIGHT.......5500 FT AGL. 
TRANSPORT WINDS.....EAST AROUND 7 KNOTS. 
VENTILATION CAT.....POOR/32000 KNOT-FT. 

.FORECAST DAYS 3 THROUGH 5...
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S. SOUTHEAST WINDS
10 TO 15 MPH. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. 
.THURSDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 70S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. 
.FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15 PERCENT. 

NOTE TO USERS - MAXIMUM VENTILATION RATE...MAXIMUM MIXING HEIGHT...
AND MAXIMUM TRANSPORT WINDS FOR THIS FIRE WEATHER ZONE ARE BASED ON
THE FOLLOWING POINT...
   ARTESIA NM...3400 FT MSL