FNUS74 KEPZ 270012 FWSEPZ FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR MONUMENT...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 612 PM MDT THU MAR 26 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1805 MDT ON MARCH 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS BELOW 7500 FEET... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... A STRONG STORM AND COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS NEW MEXICO TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. VERY WINDY THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING WITH SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH AND GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND DIMINISH BETWEEN 10 PM MDT AND MIDNIGHT AS THAT STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE BURN SITE. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR RAIN SHOWERS THIS EVENING DURING FRONTAL PASSAGE...THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY MORNING. CLEARING AND COOLER FOR FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH LESS WIND AND HIGHER HUMIDITY. DRY AND WARMER SATURDAY WITH LIGHT WINDS. .THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60. MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS BEFORE MIDNIGHT THEN CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH THE NIGHT. CWR.................20 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....15-20. MAX HUMIDITY........69-74 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY..WEST 20 TO 30 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 12 TO 22 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). CWR.................10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....43-48. MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST TO NORTH 10 TO 20 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...PARK REQUESTED BY...JUAN ORTIZ REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090326.MONUM.01/EPZ