FNUS74 KEPZ 071657
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SU PILE...USFS/RESERVE RD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
957 AM MST WED JAN 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0955 MST ON JANUARY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY NORTHWEST FLOW AL0FT WITH SOME HIGH THIN CLOUDS WILL PREVAIL TODAY.
THESE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY BACK TO MORE WESTERLY BY FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES
WILL START TO WARM DURING THE DAYTIME PARTICULARLY ON FRI. AFTN WINDS WILL
BECOME SOMEWHAT BREEZY FROM THE WEST ON FRIDAY. THIS WARMING WILL PRECEDE
A BACKDOOR FRONT FROM THE NORTH WHICH WILL PUSH INTO THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT
AND SATURDAY USHERING IN MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES FOR THE WEEKEND...ALONG
WITH SOME CLOUDINESS AND A SLIGHT RISK FOR SOME LIGHT MTN SNOW SHOWERS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (10-40 PERCENT). HI THIN CLOUDS
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH MORNING THEN 5-10 G 15
                    MPH AFTN.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....18-23.
MAX HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON ISOLD G 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...DISTRICT FMO
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090107.SUPIL.01/EPZ