FNUS74 KEPZ 191503
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR L-T RX...WILDERNESS RD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
903 AM MDT SUN APR 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0850 MDT ON APRIL 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE BOTH AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL COVER THE SOUTHWESTERN
U.S. WITH GRADUAL WARMING AND DRYING THIS WEEK. AFTER WEDNESDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY THERE MAY BE SOME PERIODS IN 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 IN THE AFTERNOON
BY MONDAY AND RISE TO ABOVE NORMAL FOR MOST OF THE WEEK. VENTILATION MAY BE
REDUCED SOMEWHAT MONDAY AND TUESDAY THEN IMPROVE WEDNESDAY THEREAFTER.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 7 MPH MORNING THEN EAST 5 TO 10 MPH
                    BY MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35-40.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH SOUTHWEST AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...R  GALLARDO
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090419.LTRX_.01/EPZ