FNUS74 KEPZ 251650
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR LONG...LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1050 AM MDT SAT APR 25 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1036 MDT ON APRIL 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE WSW AROUND MIDDAY TODAY...BECOMING
GUSTY OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.  GUSTS AROUND 30
MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE.  ANOTHER WEAKER UPPER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE
THROUGH TOMORROW...BRINGING BREEZY WEST WINDS AGAIN...BUT NOT QUITE
AS STRONG AS TODAY BUT WINDS WILL FLIRT WITH RED FLAG CRITERIA AGAIN
TOMORROW.  WINDS WILL DIMINISH ON SUNDAY NIGHT...AND REMAIN LIGHT
WELL INTO THE COMING WEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........3-8 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WSW 5 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    16 TO 21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.


.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH.


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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...NM ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090425.LONG_.01/EPZ