FNUS74 KEPZ 221506
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR LITTLE MCKNIGHT...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
906 AM MDT WED APR 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0925 MDT ON APRIL 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL BRING WARM DRY
WEATHER WITH WINDS INCREASING THIS AFTERNOON. WEAK SHORT WAVE TROUGH
WILL MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ROCKY MOUNTAINS THURSDAY RESULTING
IN NEAR BREEZY CONDITIONS AS WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW INCREASES.
THE WARM DRY AIR MASS WILL SUSTAIN VERY HIGH TO EXTREME FIRE DANGERS
ACROSS THE REGION AND WIND SPEEDS WILL APPROACH RED FLAG CRITERIA.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........4-9 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 6 TO 11 MPH...INCREASING TO 10 TO 20 MPH
                    THIS AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 6 TO 11 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 8 TO 13 MPH...INCREASING TO 13 TO 23 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...ROGASH
REQUESTED BY...GILA NF
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090422.LITTL.01/EPZ