FNUS74 KEPZ 201645
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR UNIT 74...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1045 AM MDT FRI MAR 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1025 MDT ON MARCH 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.


...THUNDERSTORMS AND SIGNIFICANT CLOUD BUILD-UPS IMPLY GUSTY
AND ERRATIC WINDS...


.DISCUSSION...AS HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT MOVES OFF TO THE
EAST...WEAK IMPULSE MOVING UP FROM SOUTHEAST ARIZONA
WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY
LATER THIS AFTERNOON.  AS THIS FEATURE MOVES OFF LATER
TONIGHT...STRENGTHENING SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL SPREAD
OVER THE BURN SITE...AHEAD OF MUCH STRONGER STORM SYSTEM
DUE IN EARLY NEXT WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING...SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...JUAN ORTIZ
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090320.UNIT7.01/EPZ