FNUS74 KEPZ 011150
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR RANCHO...LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
550 AM MDT FRI MAY 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0525 MDT ON MAY 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
VERY DRY CONDITIONS TODAY WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. ON
SATURDAY WE'LL SEE CLOUDS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR AFTERNOON
THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY DRY. WINDS COULD ALSO GET BREEZY WITH WIND
SPEEDS APPROACHING 20 MPH. SUNDAY WE'LL SEE COOLER TEMPERATURES
WITH HIGHER RH'S. FOR THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES AND LOWER RH'S WILL RETURN.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........1-6 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 8 TO 13 MPH.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 9 TO 14 MPH.


.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 9 TO 14 MPH.


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FORECASTER...BRICE
REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090501.RANCH.01/EPZ