FNUS74 KEPZ 311537
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WILLOW RX...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
937 AM MDT TUE MAR 31 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0945 MDT ON MARCH 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WIND AND HUMIDITY APPROACHING CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER VALUES
   THIS AFTERNOON...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL BE MET IN SOME AREAS THIS
AFTERNOON (ESPECIALLY HUMIDITIES BUT WINDS ARE SOMEWHAT MARGINAL)
BUT THE TEMPORAL THRESHOLD OF 3 HRS MAY BE HARD TO MEET SO WILL
NOT ISSUE RED FLAGS TODAY. RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL BE MORE THAN
MET ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON ESPECIALLY IN THE WIND DEPARTMENT.
THE NEXT IN A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL GENERATE STRONG
WINDS AND BLOWING DUST FOR THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY. A BRIEF PERIOD
OF LESS WIND WILL OCCUR ON THURSDAY. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE STATE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. STRONG
WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
FOR THE GILA MOUNTAINS FRIDAY NIGHT. DRY CONDITIONS WITH SEASONAL
TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR FOR THE REMAINDER OF NEXT WEEKEND AND THE
FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK. NEXT POTENTIAL RED FLAG CONDITIONS WILL BE
NEXT FRIDAY AND NEXT TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VRBL 4-8MPH MORNING BECOMING AFTN
                    WEST 10 TO 15 MPH GUST 20.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY..WEST 10 TO 12 MPH G 22 MPH MORNING
                    INCREASING TO
                    17 TO 27 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON GUST 37 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...JUAN ORTIZ
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090331.WILLO.01/EPZ