FNUS74 KEPZ 131644
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SLASH PIT...LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
944 AM MST TUE JAN 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0950 MST ON JANUARY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
BACK DOOR COLD FRONT MOVED WEST OF THE AREA LAST NIGHT...LEAVING
CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS IN ITS WAKE. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE WEST
BUT WILL HAVE SOME LOCAL VARIABILITY.  STRONG SUBSIDENCE INVERSION
AT ABOUT 12000 FT WILL LIMIT MIXING POTENTIAL...AND WINDS WITHIN THE
MIXING LAYER WILL BE LESS THAN 10 KNOTS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........32 AT IGNITION...MAX 42.
RH..................38 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 4 TO 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 13.
RH..................MAX 85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 45.
RH..................MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING NORTHEAST
                    AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT R
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090113.SLASH.01/EPZ