FNUS74 KEPZ 270214
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WINDY TANK 2...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
714 PM MST THU FEB 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1910 MST ON FEBRUARY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL SLACKEN OFF OVER THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS...AND BASED ON
SENT OBSERVATION...THIS HAS ALREADY OCCURRED IN THE SPOT LOCATION.
WINDS WILL STAY LIGHT AND SHIFT SLOWLY TO THE WNW OVERNIGHT.  A
LIGHT NORTH TO NE DRAINAGE FLOW WIND MAY SET UP TOWARDS DAWN DUE
TO PROXIMITY TO BOTH THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS AND THE EDGE OF
OTERO MESA.  CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DRY TOMORROW WITH SLIGHTLY
BREEZY CONDITIONS.  NOTE...BACKDOOR FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE
AREA LATE FRIDAY NIGHT WITH WINDS SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AND
NORTHEAST.



.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........68 AT REQUEST...MIN 49.
RH..................17 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MAX 24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WSW 5 TO 10 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT...BECOMING
    WNW 3-5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.  LIGHT NORTHERLY
                    DRAINAGE FLOW OF LESS THAN 5 MPH POSSIBLE
                    NEAR DAWN.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 77.
RH..................MIN 7 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    WEST 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH POSSIBLE
                    LATE AFTERNOON.


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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...IC DEE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090226.WINDY.01/EPZ