FNUS74 KEPZ 181459
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR MILE MARKER 23...LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
859 AM MDT WED MAR 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0815 MDT ON MARCH 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS NEAR VIRGA SHAFTS AND SIGNIFICANT CLOUD
BUILD-UPS...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER THE AREA WILL MEAN TEMPERATURES
WELL ABOVE NORMAL AGAIN TODAY.  A BACK-DOOR COLD FRONT WILL
BRING A WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT...WHILE SENDING
ADDITIONAL MOISTURE AND COOLER TEMPERATURES INTO THE AREA.
THIS SHOULD LOWER THURSDAYS HIGHS 5 TO 8 DEGREES AND RAISE
THE THREAT FOR SLIGHT CHANGES OF THUNDERSTORMS. GOOD
RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT WITH
THIS MOISTURE SURGE.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE THROUGH MID-DAY
                    INCREASING AND SHIFTING SOUTHWEST
                    5 TO 10 MPH AFTER 1300L.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........51-56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY...INCREASING
                    AND SHIFTING NORTH 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING
                    WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON
CWR.................0 PERCENT IN THE MORNING...THEN 10 PERCENT
                    BY LATE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 11 TO 16 MPH IN THE MORNING...DECREASING
                    AND SHIFTING EAST 8 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.


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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...NM ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090318.MILEM.01/EPZ