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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WEST TEXAS/SOUTHEASTERN NEW MEXICO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIDLAND/ODESSA TX
219 PM CST SUN MAR 3 2013
...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR
SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO PLAINS...GUADALUPE AND DAVIS MOUNTAINS...VAN
HORN HIGHWAY 54 CORRIDOR...UPPER TRANS PECOS AND EXTREME EASTERN
PERMIAN BASIN FOR 20 FOOT WINDS OF 20 MPH OR MORE...MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT AND HIGH FIRE DANGER...
...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING
FOR SOUTHEAST NEW MEXICO AND MUCH OF WEST TEXAS FOR 20 FOOT WINDS
OF 20 MPH OR MORE...MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BELOW 15 PERCENT
AND HIGH FIRE DANGER...
.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.
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
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