FNUS74 KEPZ 060242
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR PICACHO...LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
742 PM MST THU MAR 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1917 MST ON MARCH 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A SLOW MOVING UPPER TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
EASTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ROCKIES TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY. IN ADDITION...A SURFACE LOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND
DEEPEN OVER THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES AND THE PLAINS TO OUR EAST. THIS
PATTERN WILL CAUSE BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGH SATURDAY AND
WILL TRANSPORT WARM AND DRY AIR INTO THE REGION. THOUGH A RED FLAG
WARNING IS NOT CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR YOUR ZONE...CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY ALONG EASTERN SLOPES AND ACROSS THE
BURN SITE TOMORROW AND PERHAPS AGAIN SATURDAY. HUMIDITY AT ELEVATIONS
ABOVE 5000 FEET WILL PROBABLY REMAIN ABOVE THE CRITICAL THRESHOLD OF
15 PERCENT BUT WILL DROP BELOW THE THRESHOLD AT LOWER ELEVATIONS.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 16 MPH EARLY...INCREASING TO
                    20 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS
                    OF 35 TO 40 MPH.


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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090305.PICAC.03/EPZ