FNUS74 KEPZ 161756
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR LITTLE MCKNIGHT...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1156 AM MDT THU APR 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON APRIL 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT WESTERLY WINDS TO PICK UP OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS AS
DAYTIME HEATING MIXES DOWN STRONGER WINDS FROM ALOFT.  A COLD FRONT
LOCATED TO YOUR NORTHWEST WILL BRING A WIND SHIFT TO NORTHWEST
EARLY THIS EVENING BUT BEFORE SUNDOWN...5-7 PM BEING THE BEST
ESTIMATE.  WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT NORTHERLY OVERNIGHT...BECOMING
CALM BEFORE DAWN.  LIGHTER NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PREVAIL TOMORROW.
MINIMUM RH TODAY AND TOMORROW WILL BE IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER
20S.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........40 AT IGNITION...MAX 45.
RH..................24 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH BY 2 PM...SHIFTING TO
                    THE NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH BETWEEN 5-7 PM.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 23.
RH..................MAX 49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH...DIMINISHING TOWARDS DAWN.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 50.
RH..................MIN 20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...WILDERNESS RD
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090416.LITTL.01/EPZ