FNUS74 KEPZ 071524
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR INDIAN PEAKS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
924 AM MDT THU MAY 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 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 WEST WINDS. LIGHT
WINDS THIS MORNING WILL GIVE WAY TO WEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON
AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH. VERY DRY AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE WITH
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ONCE AGAIN FALLING TO AROUND 10 PERCENT.
SIMILAR TEMPERATURES AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOR FRIDAY WITH JUST
SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES FOR SATURDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING WEST 9 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 9 TO 14 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST 4 TO 8
                    MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 23 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...GILA NF
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090507.INDIA.01/EPZ