FNUS74 KEPZ 041848
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SKELETON...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1248 PM MDT THU JUN 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1220 MDT ON JUNE 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.


..SLIGHT RISK DRY LIGHTING GILA WILDERNESS AND SACRAMENTOS TODAY...
...FIRE WEATHER PARAMETERS WILL START TO APPROACH CRITICAL VALUES
   BY FRIDAY AND ESPECIALLY ON SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION AND A RETURN OF SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS
WILL ALLOW FOR WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS ACROSS MOST OF THE
FIRE WEATHER ZONES TODAY. A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALOFT TO TO
OUR WEST WILL CAUSE AFTERNOON WESTERLY WINDS TO INCREASE GRADUALLY EACH
DAY THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND WITH CONTINUED DRYING CONDITIONS. THIS
RAISES THE POTENTIAL FOR CONDITIONS TO APPROACH RED FLAG FRIDAY AND
POSSIBLY REACH RED FLAG BY SATURDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91-96.
MIN HUMIDITY........5 TO 10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WEST 3 T0 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST
                    7 TO 12 MPH ISOLD GUST 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 8 TO 13 MPH GUST 18 MPH AFTN.

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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...KRIS CONDOS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090604.SKELE.01/EPZ