FNUS74 KEPZ 082210
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NOSKER...LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
410 PM MDT WED APR 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1610 MDT ON APRIL 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS...
WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS MOVING THROUGH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.  GUSTS
UP TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT...BUT LOCAL WINDS WILL
BE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON TERRAIN EFFECTS...WITH EAST-FACING SLOPES
MOST FAVORED FOR THE STRONGEST GUSTS.  CHANCE FOR WETTING RAIN IS
ZERO...BUT A FEW SPRINKLES MAY OCCUR THROUGH THIS EVENING.  IT APPEARS
MIN RH IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS WILL NOT QUITE DROP TO 15% BASED ON
YOUR OB AND SURROUNDING RAWS SITES.  WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY AGAIN
TOMORROW...WITH MARGINAL RED FLAG CONDITIONS POSSIBLE.  FORECAST AND
FIRE WEATHER WATCH WILL BE REEXAMINED LATER TONIGHT.


.THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........74 AT IGNITION.  MAX ALSO 74.
RH..................20 PERCENT AT IGNITION.  MIN 18 PERCENT.
WIND (20-FT)........SOUTHWEST 15-20 MPH GUSTS TO 35 MPH AT IGNITION.
                    INCREASING 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS
                    EVENING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 38.
RH..................MAX 36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY..WEST 29 TO 36 WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 63.
RH..................MIN 9 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY..WEST 28 TO 36 MPH DECREASING TO 21
                    TO 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...NM ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090408.NOSKE.01/EPZ