FNUS74 KEPZ 150031
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR VALENTINE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
531 PM MST SAT FEB 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1651 MST ON FEBRUARY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LIGHT WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM WEST TO SOUTHEAST ON
SUNDAY...IN RESPONSE TO TAIL END OF WEAK BACK-DOOR COLD FRONT SAGGING
SOUTH ACROSS NEW MEXICO. LOOK FOR POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES AGAIN
THIS EVENING AS JET-STREAM OVER THE SOUTHERN US...CARRIES ADDITIONAL HIGH
CLOUD COVER ACROSS THE AREA. THIS WILL HELP KEEP MINIMUM TEMPERATURES UP
A FEW DEGREES FROM LAST NIGHTS LOWS FOR THE BURN SITE.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) EARLY...THEN
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT)
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH TIL 1900L...DECREASING AND
                    SHIFTING NORTHWEST 2 TO 7 MPH.


.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING...SHIFTING
                    AND INCREASING SOUTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH BY MID-DAY.


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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...KRIS CONDOS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090214.VANTI.01/EPZ