FNUS74 KEPZ 151654
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR FLYING V...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1054 AM MDT WED APR 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1030 MDT ON APRIL 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING FOR ELEVATIONS
BELOW 6000 FEET MSL...

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW CENTERED OVER SOUTHERN NEVADA WILL DRIFT EASTWARD
TODAY...RESULTING IN INCREASING WINDS ALOFT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.
ALTHOUGH WINDS ARE LIGHT NOW...EXPECT SOUTH WINDS TO INCREASE TO
10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH BY MIDDAY.  WITH PEAK HEATING/MIXING
THIS AFTERNOON...WINDS WILL REACH ABOVE 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
30 MPH.  MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL HOVER JUST ABOVE THE CRITICAL THRESHOLD
OF 15% GIVEN THE ELEVATION.  RFW IS IN EFFECT ONLY FOR AREAS BELOW
6000 FEET.  WINDS WILL REMAIN SLIGHTLY BREEZY 11-16 MPH OUT OF THE WEST
FOR TOMORROW...WITH DIMINISHING WINDS FRIDAY ONWARDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........50 AT REQUEST...MAX 63.
RH..................35 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH AROUND MIDDAY INCREASING TO
                    AROUND 18-24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS
                    AROUND 30 MPH.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 27.
RH..................MAX 34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 15 TO 24 MPH DECREASING 7 10 TO 10
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 51.
RH..................MIN 10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 11 TO 16 MPH.


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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...GILA NF
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090415.FLYIN.01/EPZ