FNUS74 KEPZ 241405
FWSEPZ

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0733 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 MID 70S.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-9 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING WEST
                    14 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH THIS
                    AFTERNOON.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 11 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 6 TO 11 MPH.


.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 16 TO 23 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.


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