FNUS74 KEPZ 241538
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR BELL...LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
938 AM MDT FRI APR 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0922 MDT ON APRIL 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL BE INCREASING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS ACROSS THE
BURN AREA AS AN UPPER LOW MOVES THROUGH SOUTHERN NEVADA AND
INTO UTAH. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH ARE
LIKELY TODAY WITH SLIGHTLY STRONGER WINDS SATURDAY WHICH WILL
APPROACH CRITICAL VALUES. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE
IN THE SINGLE DIGITS THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS HIGH TEMPERATURES
WILL WARM INTO THE LOWER TO MID 70S.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-9 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 12 MPH INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........42-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH DECREASING
                    TO 6 TO 12 MPH.


.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 16 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.


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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...NM ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090424.BELL_.01/EPZ