FNUS74 KEPZ 121855
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR FLYING V...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1255 PM MDT SUN APR 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1212 MDT ON APRIL 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WINTER STORM SYSTEM GRADUALLY MOVING OUT OF THE AREA...WITH
NORTHERLY FLOW CARRYING LOW CLOUD COVER NORTH TO SOUTH OVER BURN SITE.
CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY DISSIPATE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS...AS DRIER AIR
FROM THE NORTHWEST SLOWLY REPLACES MOISTURE IN THE AREA.  THIS WILL
RESULY IN MONDAYS HIGHS RUNNING 7 TO 10 DEGREES WARMER...BUT STILL BELOW
NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR. LIGHTER WINDS IN STORE MONDAY...AS
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT BEGINS TO BUILD OVER THE SITE.



.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT) TIL 2200...THEN
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) EARLY...THEN
                    MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-28.
MAX HUMIDITY........73-78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT DRAINAGES DEVELOPING AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT...OTHERWISE WEST-NORTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH.


.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH EARLY...TURNING
                    SOUTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.


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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090412.FLYIN.01/EPZ