FNUS74 KEPZ 161658
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CLOVERDALE RX...NM MEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1058 AM MDT SAT MAY 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1105 MDT ON MAY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WILL BE MOVING INTO THE BURN AREA LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REALLY INCREASE THIS EVENING
AS A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT SETS UP. DEW POINTS WILL BE RISING INTO
THE 35 TO 40 DEGREE RANGE BEHIND THIS FRONT HELPING OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES.
THERE COULD ALSO BE AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM ACROSS THE BURN AREA THIS
EVENING WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE WHICH COULD INITIALLY PRODUCE SOME
DRY LIGHTNING. THIS LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO LINGER ACROSS THE
AREA FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS KEEPING MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
HIGHER THAN THEY HAVE BEEN IN RECENT WEEKS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING EAST 3 TO 7 MPH
                    THIS AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........51-56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 10 TO 17 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). ISOLATED AFTERNOON
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...NM MEA
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090516.CLOVE.01/EPZ