FNUS74 KEPZ 192245
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR UNIT 74...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
445 PM MDT THU MAR 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1655 MDT ON MARCH 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL TRANSPORT MORE HUMID UNSTABLE
AIR MASS INTO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO WHILE AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. AS A RESULT THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATER TONIGHT WITH SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON FRIDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........64-69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...ROGASH
REQUESTED BY...JUAN ORTIZ
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090319.UNIT7.02/EPZ