FNUS74 KEPZ 071248
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR GODFREY HILLS RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
648 AM MDT THU MAY 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON MAY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ZONAL FLOW ACROSS THE BURN AREA WILL HELP TO DEVELOP A LEE SIDE LOW
OVER THE TEXAS PANHANDLE RESULTING IN SOUTHWEST WINDS. LIGHT
TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO SOUTH-SOUTHWEST
WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH. VERY DRY AIR WILL REMAIN
IN PLACE WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING INTO THE 5 TO 8
PERCENT RANGE. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR FRIDAY. THERE
COULD BE A LITTLE INCREASE IN LOW LEVEL MOISTURE SATURDAY BEHIND
A WEAK BACK DOOR COLD FRONT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-8 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 4 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....64-68.
MAX HUMIDITY........17-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....89-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-8 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...TROY KELLER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090507.GODFR.01/EPZ