FNUS74 KEPZ 181517
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR L-T RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
917 AM MDT SAT APR 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0920 MDT ON APRIL 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SLOW MOVING UPPER LOW OVER NORTHEAST NMEX WILL LEAVE THE SATE TODAY.
DRIER AIR WILL WORK IN FROM THE WEST WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES/FEW CLOUDS
OVER MTNS. TEMPERATURES WILL FINALLY BEGIN A WARM UP TODAY WITH AFTERNOON
HIGHS BACK UP TO SEASONAL NORMALS BY MONDAY. A WEAK BACKDOOR FRONT WILL PUSH
THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT WITH LIGHT EAST BREEZES. FOR THE WEEK AHEAD HIGH
PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE WESTERN  U.S. THIS WILL KEEP THE WEATHER
DRY...ALLOWING FOR TEMPERATURES TO WARM TO ABOVE NORMAL...AND WILL KEEP WINDS
LIGHTER REDUCING VENTILATION RATES.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH MORNING THEN
                    NORTH TO NORTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH.
MIXING HEIGHT.......14600 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTHWEST 11 KNOTS.
VENT CATEGORY.......EXCELLENT (160600 KNOT-FT).


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-37.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    EAST TO SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTN.
MIXING HEIGHT.......14800 FT AGL.
TRANSPORT WINDS.....NORTH 6 KNOTS.
VENT CATEGORY.......GOOD (88800 KNOT-FT).


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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090418.LTRX_.01/EPZ