FNUS74 KEPZ 251450
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR GAP 2 RX...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
850 AM MDT WED MAR 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MARCH 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

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

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL PUSH EAST OF NEW MEXICO BY MIDDAY.  STRONGER
WINDS ALOFT BEHIND THIS SYSTEM WILL TEND TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE
BY EARLY AFTERNOON...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS ARRIVING IN THE 3 PM
TO 6 PM TIMEFRAME.  20-FOOT WINDS COULD GUST AS HIGH AS 22 MPH LATE
THIS AFTERNOON.  A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA
TOMORROW...BRINGING STRONGER WIND GUSTS TO THE AREA.  A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED AND MAY BE UPGRADED BY THIS AFTERNOON.



.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........42 AT IGNITION...MAX 56.
RH..................24 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 22 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 24.
RH..................MAX 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 7 TO 12 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 58.
RH..................MIN 19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 11 TO 16 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...GILA NF
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090325.GAP2R.01/EPZ