FNUS74 KEPZ 181654
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR UNIT 74...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1054 AM MDT WED MAR 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1045 MDT ON MARCH 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER THE AREA WILL MEAN TEMPERATURES
WELL ABOVE NORMAL AGAIN TODAY.  TEMPERATURES MAY CLIMB A DEGREE OR TWO
THURSDAY FROM TODAYS HIGHS. FAIR TO POOR RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES
ARE IN STORE THIS EVENING IN ANTICIPATION OF CONTINUED HIGH CLOUD
COVER OVERNIGHT.  WITH THIS IN MIND...HAVE RAISED TONIGHT'S FORECAST
MIN TEMPS UP A FEW DEGREES...HOWEVER EXPECT SUFFICIENT RADIATIONAL
COOLING FOR VERY LIGHT DRAINAGE WINDS EARLY THIS EVENING.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 8 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LOCAL DRAINAGES DEVELOPING BEFORE MIDNIGHT
                    OTHERWISE NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...DENNIS FAHL  FMO
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090318.UNIT7.01/EPZ