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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR LITTLE MCKNIGHT...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1124 AM MDT SUN APR 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1135 MDT ON APRIL 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL COVER OUR AREA WITH GRADUAL
WARMING AND DRYING THIS WEEK. AFTER MIDWEEK THERE MAY BE SOME PERIODS I
THE AFTERNOONS WITH OCCASIONAL BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS. AT THIS TIME NO RED
FLAGS ARE EXPECTED BUT FIRE WEATHER PARAMETERS MAY START TO APPROACH
CRITICAL VALUES IN THE AFTERNOONS WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES
WILL APPROACH SEASONAL NORMS BY MONDAY AND RISE TO ABOVE NORMAL FOR MOST
OF THE WEEK. VENTILATION MAY BE REDUCED SOMEWHAT MONDAY AND TUESDAY THEN
IMPROVE BY MIDWEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VRBL 2-6 MPH UNTIL EARLY AFTN
                    THEN EAST 6 TO 11 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT WITH LOCAL DRAINAGE.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO SOUTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO
                    THE SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...WILDERNESS RD
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090419.LITTL.01/EPZ