FNUS74 KEPZ 051331
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR IRISHMAN...US FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
731 AM MDT TUE MAY 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0708 MDT ON MAY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK DISTURBANCE MOVING ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN STATES...WILL BRING
ROUGHLY A 5 TO 13 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 VERY HIGH FIRE DANGERS ARE FORECAST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON
                    BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT) LATE IN THE DAY.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-93.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    AND BECOMING WEST 19 TO 24 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
                    WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 29 MPH.  UP-VALLEY
                    BREEZES MAY COMBINE WITH WINDS FOR EVEN HIGHER
                    GUSTS LOCALLY NEAR UPPER EASTERN REACHES OF FIRE.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 15 TO 20 MPH EARLY...DECREASING AND BECOMING
                    WEST-SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH GENERALLY ACROSS BURN SITE
                    BEFORE MIDNIGHT.  LOCAL DRAINAGES DEVELOPING NEAR
                    UPPER EASTERN REACHES OF BURN SITE BEFORE MIDNIGHT.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-94.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    AND BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
                    WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 18 MPH.  UP-VALLEY
                    BREEZES MAY COMBINE WITH WINDS FOR A FEW GUSTS LOCALLY
                    ABOVE 20 MPH NEAR UPPER EASTERN REACHES OF FIRE.


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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...RJ ESTES
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090505.IRISH.01/EPZ