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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR MIDDLE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
758 AM MDT THU MAY 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0718 MDT ON MAY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A FEW MORE WARM AND DRY DAYS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE BURN AREA WITH
HIGHS AROUND 80 AND MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AROUND 5 PERCENT.
WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE WEST/UPSLOPE DURING THE DAY AND DOWNSLOPE
AT NIGHT. THERE WILL BE A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT THAT WILL BE MOVING
THROUGH THE BURN AREA SATURDAY NIGHT WHICH WILL BRING IN MUCH
HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
GOING INTO SUNDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........4-7 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........31-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 4 TO 9 MPH.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........4-7 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.


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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090514.MIDDL.01/EPZ