FNUS74 KEPZ 171532
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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR L-T RX...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
932 AM MDT FRI APR 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MDT ON APRIL 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER NORTHERN NEW MEXICO THIS MORNING...WITH AN
ASSOCIATED DISTURBANCE ROTATING AROUND IT CURRENTLY IN EASTERN AZ.
COLD AIR ALOFT AND THIS APPROACHING DISTURBANCE WILL INCREASE CLOUD
COVER THIS AFTERNOON...AND MAY EVEN CAUSE A SPRINKLE IN THE HIGHER
TERRAIN.  WINDS WILL BE LIGHT UNTIL MIDDAY...THEN INCREASE OUT OF
THE WEST 9 TO 14 MPH.  DESPITE COLD TEMPS THIS MORNING...ATMOSPHERE
SHOULD MIX UP TO AROUND 7-8KFT AGL BY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH
VENTILATION IN THE VERY GOOD CATEGORY.  UPPER LOW PULLS AWAY WITH
MID-LEVEL RIDGING BUILDING IN THROUGH THE WEEKEND.  A WEAK BACKDOOR
COLD FRONT WILL BRING WINDS AROUND TO THE EAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
OTHERWISE...DRY WITH LIGHT WINDS AND INCREASING TEMPS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY THROUGH MIDDAY (20-30 PERCENT)...
                    THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT)
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........34 AT IGNITION...MAX 53.
RH..................40 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 3-5 MPH THROUGH WEST 9 TO 14 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 28.
RH..................MAX 57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 66.
RH..................MIN 12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING.


.EXTENDED OUTLOOK...SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
SUNNY TO MOSTLY SUNNY THROUGH THE PERIOD.

.SUNDAY...
TEMPERATURE.........MORNING MIN 34.
                    AFTERNOON MAX 67.
WIND (20-FT)........EAST TO SE 4-8 MPH.
RH..................MIN 16 PERCENT.


.MONDAY...
TEMPERATURE.........MORNING MIN 36.
                    AFTERNOON MAX 70.
WIND (20 FT)........SE BECOMING SOUTH 6-12 MPH.
RH..................MIN 15 PERCENT.



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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...TIFFANY UPCHURCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090417.LTRX_.01/EPZ