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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR LINCOLN CANYON...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
925 AM MDT SAT APR 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0828 MDT ON APRIL 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MDT TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...
BREEZY CONDITIONS TO PERSIST THROUGH TODAY WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH
POSSIBLE FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. A FEW GUSTY
RAIN SHOWERS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE TODAY. WIND SPEEDS WILL DECREASE
SIGNIFICANTLY THIS EVENING WITH LIGHTER WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS
ON SUNDAY. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS FORECAST...PLEASE
CONTACT THE FIRE WEATHER FORECASTER IN ALBUQUERQUE AT 505.243.0702
EXTENSION 0.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY. WEST 10 TO 20 MPH THROUGH MID MORNING.
                    THEN INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH. GUSTS TO 35 MPH
                    POSSIBLE DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY
                    AFTERNOON.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....20-25.
MAX HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 11 TO 21 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 7 TO 9 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.


.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH.


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FORECASTER...44 NWS ABQ
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090404.LINCO.01/EPZ