FNUS74 KEPZ 041726
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR INDIAN PEAKS...BLACK RANGE RD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1126 AM MDT MON MAY 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1125 MDT ON MAY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
NEARLY ZONAL FLOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE COUNTRY WILL HELP TO KEEP
BREEZY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE BURN AREA THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS
CREATING NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. THIS WILL KEEP
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MAINLY IN THE LOWER TO MID TEENS EACH
AFTERNOON. EVEN WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
THE AREA FOR THE MIDDLE AND END OF THE WEEK AS A BROAD RIDGE
BUILDS OVER THE WEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST INCREASING TO 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........42-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 12 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...RXB2
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090504.INDIA.01/EPZ