FNUS74 KEPZ 201930
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR LITTLE MCKNIGHT...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
130 PM MDT MON APR 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1325 MDT ON APRIL 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEATHER THIS WEEK WILL BE DOMINATED BY HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN
U.S WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS WITH
GENERALLY LIGHTER WINDS. AFTER MID WEEK THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN WITH
SOME HIGH CLOUDS OVER THE REGION. ALSO WINDS WILL BECOME BREEZY AT
TIMES MAINLY AFTERNOON HOURS. LOWLAND TEMPERATURES WILL APPROACH 90
DEGREES BY MID WEEK. RED FLAG NOT ANTICIPATED ATTM FOR THIS WEEK BUT
 FIRE WX PARAMETERS COULD START TO APPROACH CRITICAL VALUES IN
SOME AREAS (PARTICULARLY LOWLANDS) AFTERNOON HOURS THURSDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). FEW AFTN CU O MTNS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    EAST 3 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOCAL DRAINAGE

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........3-8 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VRBL 0-5  MPH MORNING SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...WILDERNESS RD
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090420.LITTL.01/EPZ