FNUS75 KEPZ 012016 FWSEPZ SPOT FORECAST FOR WILLOW RX NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX 216 PM MDT WED APR 1 2009 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WILLOW RX...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 200 PM MDT WED APR 1 2009 ORIGINAL FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MDT ON APRIL 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ..RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR "EXTREME" CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING... .DISCUSSION... APPARENTLY OVERCAST CLOUD COVER KEPT THE TEMPS DOWN AND PREVENTED HIGHER WINDS FROM MIXING DOWN. WILL KEEP RED FLAG IN EFFECT AS ABOUT 2/3 OF GILA OBS SHOW WINDS 20 MPH OR MORE MPH AND HUMIDITES 15% OR LESS ATTM. SATELLITE PICURE SHOWS YOUR CLOUD COVER MOVING OFF TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST WITH BREAK COMING TO PARTLY CLOUDY AND THE APPRARENT COLD FRONT FROM NORTHEAST NEW MEXICO TO NEAR SOCORRO NEW MEXICO THEN WESTWARD INTO ARIZONA CONTINUING TO MOVE SOUTHWARD WHICH COULD PLACE IT IN THE SPOT AREA IN THE NEXT 2-3 HOURS. WITH A BREAK IN THE CLOUDS MOVING IN HIGHER WINDS SHOULD STILL MIX DOWN SO STILL BELIEVE THERE IS A THREAT OF HIGHER WINDS THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA FRIDAY AND SAT. STRONG WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE BOTH DAYS. LIGHT SHOWERS MAY OCCUR OVER THE MOUNTAIN ZONES FRIDAY LATE NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THERE STILL REMAINS A POTENTIAL FOR RED FLAG WARNINGS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY FOR AT LEAST THE DESERT LOWLAND AREAS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA SUNDAY AND MONDAY WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR OR ABOVE NORMAL. .REST OF THIS AFTERNOON... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (100 PERCENT BECOMIN 40% TO 70%). CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57. MIN HUMIDITY........13-17 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 15 MPH BUT BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST 13 TO 23 MPH WITH GUSTS 25 TO 30 MPH AFTER MID AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30 TO 60 PCT) THEN MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT) AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38. MAX HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH GUST 30 MPH EARLY EVENING BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH BY MIDNIGHT THEN 5 TO 12 MPH BY MORNING. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55 TO 60. MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 8 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ REQUESTED BY...JUAN ORTIZ REASON FOR REQUEST...UNDER THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT FOR METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES (USFS, BLM, NPS, U