FNUS74 KEPZ 221524 FWSEPZ FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR UNIT 74...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 924 AM MDT SUN MAR 22 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0925 MDT ON MARCH 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .DISCUSSION... A VERY STRONG TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL MOVE INTO THE GREAT BASIN OF THE U.S. SUNDAY AND INTO THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ROCKIES MONDAY RESULTING IN STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES.HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY NIGHT BUT HUMIDITY LEVELS SHOULD RECOVER TO ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS. NOTE THAT VERY HIGH WINDS WILL CONTINUE SUNDAY NIGHT AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS AND ALONG THE IMMEDIATE EAST SLOPES OF MOUNTAINS. CONDITIONS WILL SETTLE DOWN SOME TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...HOWEVER ANOTHER TROUGH FROM THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL THREATEN RED FLAG CONDITIONS AGAIN THURSDAY. && .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-50 PERCENT) CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73. MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........MORNING: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH MIDDAY: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH ISOLD G 15 MPH AFTN: SOUTHWEST 12 TO 22 MPH GUSTING 27 MPH FREE AIR/MTN TOPS SOUTHWEST 20-30 MPH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38. MAX HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH ISOLATED GUSTS 30 MPH. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT). CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68. MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 17 TO 27 MPH GUSTS 37 MPH $$ FORECASTER...NOVLAN REQUESTED BY...DENNIS FAHL FMO REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090322.UNIT7.01/EPZ