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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR L-T RX...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
854 AM MDT MON APR 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0840 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.

CLOUD COVER TODAY...STILL SOME AFTN CU OVER MTNS BUT ONLY SCATTERED.
THE TIGHTER PRESSURE GRADIENT FROM YESTERDAY IS NOW WEST IN SE AZ SO LIGHT
WINDS TODAY.  ESE MORNING LIGHT THEN SSE AFTN.  WINDS WILL VEER MORE TO
SSW TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

THANKS AGAIN FOR FEEDBACK


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). SOME AFTN CU O MTNS AFTN
                    (15-35 PERCENT)
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........MORNING: LIGHT AND VRBL ESE 0-5 MPH
                    SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH AFTN.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    LIGHT VRBL 2-6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........6 TO 11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LGT VRBL MORNING 3-7 MPH SSE
                    BECOMING SSW 6 TO 12 MPH AFTN.


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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...PETE DELGADO
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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