FNUS74 KEPZ 161523
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR L-T RX...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
923 AM MDT THU APR 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0940 MDT ON APRIL 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE THROUGH LATE MORNING AS THE INVERSION
MIXES OUT.  EXPECT LIGHT WESTERLY FLOW BY MIDDAY...WITH WEST WINDS
INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH BY MID-AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO
NORTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO.  THERE IS A VERY SLIGHT CHANCE OF SOME SHOWERS
OR SPRINKLES LATE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT THESE WILL BE MORE LIKELY TO
YOUR NORTH AND WILL NOT BE ENOUGH TO WET THE GROUND ANYWAYS...SO KEPT
CWR AT ZERO.  EXPECT LIGHTER WINDS BUT CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS FRIDAY
AND INTO THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........39 AT IGNITION...MAX 56.
RH..................34 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 26.
RH..................MAX 41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 7 TO 12 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 57.
RH..................MIN 15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 6 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...JUAN ORTIZ
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090416.LTRX_.01/EPZ