FNUS75 KEPZ 042023
FWSEPZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR SKELETON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
223 PM MDT THU JUN 4 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

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

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 UNTIL 03Z...
...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.................5-10 PERCENT. SLIGHT RISK CB/TSTM/DRY LIGHTNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91-96.
MIN HUMIDITY........5 TO 10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 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). SLIGHT RISK
                    ISOLD TSTM/DRY LIGHTNING UNTIL 03Z
CWR.................5-10 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.

LAL 2 SLIGHT RISK DRY LIGHTNING THURSDAY UNTIL 03Z
LAL FRI 1

HAINES 5-6 THURS AFTN EVENING
HAINES 4-5 FRIDAY.

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REQUESTED BY...KRIS CONDOS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE