FNUS74 KEPZ 220124
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR UNIT 74...STATE OF NEW MEXICO FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
724 PM MDT SAT MAR 21 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1925 MDT ON MARCH 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE ALOFT WILL MOVE INTO ARIZONA SUNDAY AND ACROSS NEW
MEXICO SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. THIS WILL BRING STRONG GUSTY WINDS
ACROSS YOUR AREA STARTING SUNDAY AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS
OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED FROM SUNDAY
AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS...AND WILL LIKELY PICK UP AGAIN
MONDAY. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE LESS THAN 15 PERCENT
WITH HIGH FIRE DANGER RATINGS...RESULTING IN CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL LIKELY BE UPGRADED TO A RED FLAG WARNING
THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS MAY CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY NIGHT...BUT
HUMIDITY SHOULD RECOVER TO ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS. HIGH WINDS OF
50 MPH OR GREATER ARE POSSIBLE OVER MOUNTAIN SUMMITS SUNDAY NIGHT
AND MONDAY.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH BECOMING WEST 3 TO 7 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65 TO 75 PERCENT) BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 3 TO 7 MPH EARLY BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...DENNIS FAHL  FMO
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090321.UNIT7.02/EPZ