FNUS74 KEPZ 041534
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR DERRY...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
834 AM MST WED MAR 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0807 MST ON MARCH 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM
MST THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT MOVING OUT OF THE AREA...WILL ALLOW DRY
SOUTHWEST FLOW TO BEGIN SPREADING ACROSS THE AREA.  AS A RESULT...EXPECT
VERY DRY CONDITIONS AGAIN TODAY...WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS EXPECTED
LATER THIS MORNING AND TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
WINDS MAY ACCELERATE DOWN DRAINAGES WEST OF AREA FARMLANDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 7 TO 10 MPH...INCREASING AND SHIFTING SOUTHWEST
                    20 TO 25 MPH AFT 1100 WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH BY EARLY
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH EARLY...DECREASING AND BECOMING
                    WEST TO 6 TO 10 MPH BEFORE MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.


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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090304.DERRY.01/EPZ