FNUS74 KEPZ 271922
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CENTENNIAL RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1222 PM MST FRI FEB 27 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 MST ON FEBRUARY 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH PERIOD AS NORTHWEST
FLOW ALOFT CONTINUES ACROSS THE AREA...AHEAD OF BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE
RIDGE ACROSS THE FAR WESTERN STATES.  A SYSTEM MOVING SOUTHEAST THROUGH
THE WESTERN PLAINS WILL SEND A BACK-DOOR COLD FRONT THROUGH THE BURN
SITE OVERNIGHT.  LOOKING AT A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH AROUND 10 PM
WITH 20-FT WIND SPEEDS IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE AND A FEW HIGHER
GUSTS...MAINLY BETWEEN 10 PM AND MIDNIGHT WITH PASSAGE OF THE FRONT.
TEMPERATURES SUNDAY SHOULD RUN 7 TO 10 DEGREES LOWER THAN TODAYS HIGHS
AS COOLER AIR BEHIND THE FRONT OVERSPREADS THE AREA.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH MID
                    DAY...INCREASING TO 13 TO 18 MPH
                    BY MID AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING
                    TO THE NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH AFTER 2200L.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 12 TO 18 MPH EARLY...SHIFTING
                    AND DECREASING SOUTHEAST 7 TO 12 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090227.CENTE.01/EPZ