FNUS74 KEPZ 081619
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR ECKLEBERGER RX...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1019 AM MDT WED APR 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1015 MDT ON APRIL 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN AND INTO THE
CENTRAL ROCKIES TODAY AND THURSDAY...WHILE AN ASSOCIATED
TROUGH MOVES ACROSS ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO. THIS SYSTEM WILL
CAUSE STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO
AND WEST TEXAS TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS...COMBINED
WITH HUMIDITY AT OR BELOW 15% AND FIRE DANGER RATINGS OF HIGH
OR GREATER...WILL CAUSE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FROM
LATE THIS MORNING INTO TONIGHT. THERE IS ALSO A SMALL CHANCE
FOR SHOWERS IN YOUR AREA TONIGHT AS THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY
AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...BUT HUMIDITY WILL MOST
LIKELY BE TOO HIGH FOR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. WARM
AND DRY FRIDAY WITH RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS AS A RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE ALOFT MOVES IN FROM THE WEST...THEN ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL
LOW PRESSURE WILL BRING STRONG WINDS AND THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS
SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY..SOUTHWEST TO WEST 9 TO 14 MPH INCREASING
                    TO 25 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO
                    45 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY..WEST 20 TO 28 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH
                    DECREASING TO 13 TO 18 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 13 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...T  RICHARDS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090408.ECKLE.01/EPZ