FNUS74 KEPZ 021612
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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NEXT DAY FIRE...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1012 AM MDT SAT MAY 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1001 MDT ON MAY 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...BRINGING
GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS BY EARLY AFTERNOON.  RH VALUES IN THE
LOWLAND DESERTS WILL QUICKLY DROP OFF BY MIDDAY...RESULTING IN SINGLE
DIGIT RH BY MID-AFTERNOON.  WINDS WILL REMAIN WESTERLY THROUGH THE
THE COMING WEEK...BUT WILL BE MUCH LIGHTER.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-93.
MIN HUMIDITY........4-9 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SW 10-15 MPH THROUGH NOON...THEN BECOMING WSW
                    15 TO 21 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MAX HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 15 TO 23 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

                    NORTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 8 TO 12 MPH.


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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090502.NEXTD.01/EPZ