FNUS74 KEPZ 271912
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR LADRONE...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
112 PM MDT MON APR 27 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1248 MDT ON APRIL 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK AS
DRY WEST AND SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT CONTINUES TO DOMINATE THE WEATHER
PATTERN. A COUPLE OF WEAK DISTURBANCES WILL BRING INCREASED WINDS TO THE
AREA ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. SOME HIGH CLOUDS WILL MOVE OVER THE ZONES
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THEN DECREASE ON TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
RUN WELL ABOVE NORMAL INTO NEXT WEEKEND. CONDITIONS MAY APPROACH
RED FLAG CRITERIA ON WED AND MAY REACH CRITERIA NEXT THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (45-85 PERCENT). INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65 TO 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........5 TO 10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING SW 5 TO 10 MPH WITH ISOLATED GUSTS TO 15 MPH.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY MORNING DECREASING IN THE AFTERNOON
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH ISOLD G 17 MPH AFTN.


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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090427.LADRO.01/EPZ