FNUS74 KEPZ 191523
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR UNIT 74...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
923 AM MDT THU MAR 19 2009

...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS FRIDAY NEAR THUNDERSTORMS AND SIGNIFICANT
CLOUD BUILDUPS...

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0910 MDT ON MARCH 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER THE AREA...WILL BRING ANOTHER
WARM DRY DAY WITH TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE NORMAL.  LOOK FOR A SURGE
OF MOISTURE OVERNIGHT...AS A WESTWARD MOVING BACK-DOOR COLD FRONT
MOVES THROUGH THE AREA.  MOVEMENT WILL BE REINFORCED WITH A DRYLINE
THAT IS ALSO EXPECTED TO MOVE WEST ACROSS SOUTH-CENTRAL NEW MEXICO.
A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN OVERNIGHT RELATIVE HUMIDITY
RECOVERIES IS ANTICIPATED AS A RESULT.  SUFFICIENT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE
WILL CONTINUE SPREADING ACROSS THE BURN SITE FRIDAY...RAISING
THE THREAT FOR SCATERED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...DENNIS FAHL  FMO
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090319.UNIT7.01/EPZ