FNUS75 KEPZ 051515
FWSEPZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR INDIAN PEAKS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
915 AM MDT TUE MAY 5 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR INDIAN PEAKS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
835 AM MDT TUE MAY 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 MDT ON MAY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.


...UPDATED TO INCLUDE EXTENDED 3-DAY PLANNING FORECAST...


.DISCUSSION...
WEAK UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE TROUGH MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN
STATES...WILL BRING ROUGHLY A 4 TO 10 MPH INCREASE IN SUSTAINED WEST
TO WEST-SOUTHWEST 20-FT WINDS OVER THE BURN SITE THIS AFTERNOON.
THIS WILL OCCUR IN AN ENVIRONMENT WHERE UNSEASONABLY WARM HIGHS ARE
EXPECTED...FUEL MOISTURES REMAIN VERY LOW...AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH
FIRE DANGERS ARE FORECAST.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE THROUGH 1000L...INCREASING AND
                    BECOMING WEST 15 TO 21 MPH BY MID-DAY WITH
                    OCCASIONAL AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 26 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) EARLY...THEN
                    CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT) AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH EARLY...DECREASING AND BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    AND BECOMING WEST 12 TO 18 MPH BY EARLY
                    AFTERNOON...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 23 MPH.


EXTENDED PLANNING FORECAST:
.DAY 1...THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    AND SHIFTING WEST 15 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH.


.DAY 2...FRIDAY.....

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    AND SHIFTING WEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH.


.DAY 3...SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 4 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    AND SHIFTING SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH LATE
                    IN THE MORNING. WINDS SOUTHWEST 12 TO 19 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 23 MPH.
                    OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH.

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REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...UNDER THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT FOR METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES (USFS, BLM, NPS, U