FNUS74 KEPZ 261607
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR LITTLE MCKNIGHT...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1007 AM MDT SUN APR 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1015 MDT ON APRIL 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WX PARAMETERS APPROACHING CRITICAL VALUES TODAY AND MAY AT TIME REACH AT TIMES
REACH THEM BUT PROBABLY NOT THE 3 HR REQUIREMENT FOR A RED FLAG.
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALOFT WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN NMEX TODAY.
THIS DRY AND WARM PATTERN WILL MUCH OF THE NEW WEEK DUE TO THE
CONTINUATION OF WEST AND SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. THE WEST FLOW ALOFT WILL
BRING BREEZY CONDITIONS TO MANY OF THE AFTERNOONS. TEMPERATURES WILL R
REMAIN WELL ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD. CONDITIONS MAY APPROACH RED
FLAG NEXT THURSDAY. HAINES WILL RUN  AROUND 5 TODAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SW 5 TO 10 GUST 15 MPH MORNING
                    WSW 10 TO 15 MPH GUST 22 MPH AFTN.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....30-35.
MAX HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH THEN
                    WNW 8 TO 13 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.


.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 8 TO 13 MPH GUST 18 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090426.LITTL.01/EPZ