FNUS74 KEPZ 051759
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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR HOG...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1059 AM MST THU MAR 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1048 MST ON MARCH 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
EARLY FRIDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
A SLOW MOVING UPPER TROUGH WITH A COLD FRONT WILL ADVANCE ACROSS
THE SOUTHWESTERN U.S. TODAY AND FRIDAY BEFORE ACCELERATING EASTWARD
ACROSS NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS ON SATURDAY. IN ADDITION A
SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP AND SUBSEQUENTLY DEEPEN OVER THE SOUTHERN
HIGH PLAINS TO THE NORTHEAST. THIS WEATHER PATTERN WILL GENERATE
BREEZY WINDS TODAY AND WINDY CONDITIONS FRIDAY. THE WEST TO
SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL ALSO TRANSPORT VERY WARM DRY AIR INTO THE
REGION TODAY AND FRIDAY SUSTAINING VERY ELEVATED FIRE DANGERS.
THIS WILL MEAN THAT 20 FOOT WINDS WINDS WILL INCREASE AND COMBINE
WITH A VERY DRY AIR MASS TO PRODUCE POTENTIALLY CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS MOST OF SOUTH CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THROUGH
FRIDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH INCREASING
                    TO 20 TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH INCREASING
                    FROM THE WEST 25 TO 35 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ROGASH
REQUESTED BY...SEAN HENRY
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090305.HOG__.01/EPZ