FNUS74 KEPZ 171439
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR MILE MARKER 26...NM LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
839 AM MDT TUE MAR 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0818 MDT ON MARCH 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING LOW HUMIDITY AND FAIRLY LIGHT WINDS
TODAY. WINDS WILL LIKELY INCREASE TOMORROW AS RELATIVE HUMIDITIES REMAIN
IN THE CRITICAL RANGE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 7 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........23-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 4 TO 7 MPH.


.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........4-9 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 20
                    MPH.


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FORECASTER...MACBLAIN
REQUESTED BY...NM ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090317.MILEM.01/EPZ