FNUS74 KEPZ 151900
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WHITEWATER...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1200 PM MST THU JAN 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1140 MST ON JANUARY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY NORTHWESTERLY FLOW WILL KEEP OUR SKIES CLEAR AND
AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. WINDS WILL STAY GENERALLY
LIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. A VERY MINOR BACKDOOR FRONT WILL PUSH
SLIGHTLY COOLER AIR WESTWARD INTO THE AREA TONIGHT BEFORE ERODING AND
MOVING BACK OUT FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SOME NIGHTTIME GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE
SATURDAY EVENING WITH A LITTLE STRONGER COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE FROM
THE NORTH NORTHEAST. BY MID WEEK ANOTHER SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO BRING
INCREASING WESTERLY BREEZES ALONG WITH INCREASED CLOUDINESS AND A
CHANCE FOR PRECIPITATION TO THE FIRE WX ZONES.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING S TO SSW BY LATE AFTN.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-27.
MAX HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO EAST 1 TO 6 MPH.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO SOUTHEAST AROUND 3 TO 8 MPH.
                    SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST BY LATE AFTN.


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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090115.WHITE.01/EPZ