FNUS74 KEPZ 241654
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR LITTLE MCKNIGHT...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1054 AM MDT FRI APR 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1127 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 WILL REMAIN LESS THAN 15 MPH
TODAY BUT THE STRONGER WINDS SATURDAY WILL APPROACH CRITICAL VALUES.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE 10 TO 15 PERCENT RANGE THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS HIGH TEMPERATURES REMAIN AROUND 70.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY(45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 4 TO 9 MPH BECOMING WEST 7 TO 12 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 18 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........25-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 8 TO 13 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 4 TO 8 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                    14 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...GILA NF
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090424.LITTL.01/EPZ