000 FNUS54 KEPZ 301615 FWFEPZ FIRE WEATHER FORECAST-SOUTHWEST-SOUTHCENTRAL NEW MEXICO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 930 AM MST WED JAN 30 2002 .SYNOPSIS... A STORM CROSSING THE REGION TODAY WILL BRING CLOUDY SKIES...COOLER TEMPERATURES...BLUSTERY WINDS...AND SHOWERS OF RAIN AND SNOW. AREA MOUNTAINS WILL SEE SNOW TODAY INTO TONIGHT WITH ACCUMULATIONS GENERALLY LESS THAN 3 INCHES. HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS WILL MOST LIKELY RECEIVE AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 5 INCHES. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION FROM THE WEST LATE TODAY...COOLING TEMPERATURES TO THE POINT THAT ANY LINGERING SHOWERS WILL PRODUCE LIGHT SNOW OR FLURRIES OVER THE LOWLANDS THIS EVENING. THE STORM WILL LIFT OUT OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT AND ALLOW FOR CLEARING SKIES AND COOL TEMPERATURES HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND. ...WINDS ARE OMITTED WHEN LESS THAN 10 MPH AND TERRAIN-DRIVEN (UPSLOPE/UP-VALLEY DURING THE DAY AND DOWNSLOPE/DOWN-VALLEY AT NIGHT)... NMZ014-022-302200- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 09 SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS/GILA NF/GLZ- 930 AM MST WED JAN 30 2002 .TODAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY AND COOLER...SHOWERS OF RAIN AND SNOW INTO MIDDAY THEN SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON. ACCUMULATIONS WILL REMAIN LIGHT. BECOMING WINDY...WINDS SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH. .TONIGHT...BREEZY...ISOLATED EVENING SNOW SHOWERS. CLEARING AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY AND COOL. .THURSDAY NIGHT...COLD AND CLEAR. .< TEMPERATURE / CHC. WETTING RAIN SILVER CITY 6000 FT L40S M20S N40 / 60 20 0 GLENWOOD 4700 FT M40S N20 L40S / 70 30 0 REGIONAL DATA - SOUTHWEST MOUNTAINS RELATIVE HUMIDITY......... 62 95 41 10000FT WINDS............. SW35 NW30 NW15 EXTENDED FORECAST... >>>NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS OVER 15 MPH EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS<<< .FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. LOWS 8 TO 18. HIGHS UPPER 30S TO UPPER 40S. .SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR AND SLIGHTLY WARMER. LOWS IN THE UPPER TEENS AND 20S. HIGHS IN THE MIDDLE 40S TO MIDDLE 50S. $$ NMZ023-024-030>032-302200- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 10 SOUTHERN DESERTS AND LOWLANDS/LAS CRUCES BLM/GLZ-LNZ- 930 AM MST WED JAN 30 2002 .TODAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY AND COOLER WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. BECOMING WINDY. WINDS SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH BY AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...BREEZY WITH ISOLATED EVENING SNOW SHOWERS. CLEARING AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY AND COOL. .THURSDAY NIGHT...COLD AND CLEAR. .< TEMPERATURE / CHC. WETTING RAIN LORDSBURG M40S M20S M40S / 30 10 0 DEMING U40S M20S M40S / 30 10 0 TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES M40S U20S L40S / 40 20 0 LAS CRUCES N50 U20S M40S / 40 10 0 ALAMOGORDO N50 U20S M40S / 40 10 0 REGIONAL DATA - SOUTHERN DESERTS AND LOWLANDS RELATIVE HUMIDITY......... 48 82 31 10000FT WINDS............. SW35 W30 NW20 EXTENDED FORECAST... >>>NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS OVER 15 MPH EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS<<< .FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. LOWS UPPER TEENS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. .SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR AND SLIGHTLY WARMER. LOWS IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 20S. HIGHS IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 50S. $$ NMZ016-017-025-026-302200- NEW MEXICO FIRE WEATHER ZONE 11 CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS/LINCOLN NF/LNZ- 930 AM MST WED JAN 30 2002 ...SNOW ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT... .TODAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY AND COOLER WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW LIKELY. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES. BECOMING WINDY. WINDS SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH BY AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...BREEZY WITH SCATTERED EVENING SNOW SHOWERS...ENDING AFTER MIDNIGHT. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE. WINDS NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH...DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT. .THURSDAY...BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY AND COOL. .THURSDAY NIGHT...COLD AND CLEAR. .< TEMPERATURE / CHC. WETTING RAIN CARRIZOZO 5500 FT L40S N18 U30S / 50 30 0 RUIDOSO 7000 FT N40 N16 L30S / 70 40 0 CLOUDCROFT 8500 FT M30S N17 N30 / 70 30 0 REGIONAL DATA - CAPITAN AND SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS RELATIVE HUMIDITY......... 68 98 47 10000FT WINDS............. SW35 SW40 NW20 EXTENDED FORECAST... >>>NO SIGNIFICANT WINDS OVER 15 MPH EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS<<< .FRIDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. LOWS 6 TO 16. HIGHS MID 30S TO MID 40S. .SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR AND SLIGHTLY WARMER. LOWS 15 TO 25. HIGHS 45 TO 55. $$ VENTILATION DATA - STN ELEV MIX HGT TRANSPORT VENT CATEGORY (FT MSL) (FT AGL) WINDS(KTS) TODAY TMRW EL PASO 4100 6000 SW20 VRY GD FAIR FCSTR 21 N