FNUS74 KEPZ 061546 FWSEPZ FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR ECKLEBERGER RX...RESERVE RD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 946 AM MDT MON APR 6 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0955 MDT ON APRIL 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK BACKDOOR FRONT HAS PUSHED INTO WESTERN NEW MEXICO THIS MORNING... BUT IT IS RELATIVELY SHALLOW...AND WINDS AT 8000' ELEVATION WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE UNTIL EARLY AFTERNOON. EXPECT LIGHT SOUTHEAST FLOW TO COMMENCE THEREAFTER. MIN RH VALUES WILL REMAIN CRITICAL... BOTTOMING OUT AROUND 9%. EXPECT SOME SCATTERED HIGH CLOUDS THROUGH THE DAY. LIGHT WINDS CONTINUE TOMORROW...STRONG WINDS ARE ON THE WAY AGAIN FOR WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). CWR.................0 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........45 AT IGNITION...MAX 57. RH..................21 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 9 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT EAST...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). CWR.................0 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MIN 22. RH..................MAX 40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). CWR.................0 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........MAX 62. RH..................MIN 11 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 6 TO 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...HARDIMAN REQUESTED BY...T RICHARDS REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090406.ECKLE.01/EPZ