FNUS74 KEPZ 050123
FWSEPZ

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1903 MDT ON JUNE 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WX PARAMETERS WILL APPROACH CRITICAL VALUES FRIDAY AFTERNOON
AND ESPECIALLY SATURDAY...


.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS THIS EVENING AND
MAY BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY AS THEY DO SO.  A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE ALOFT...OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST...WILL SLOWLY MOVE EASTWARD
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF SAYS.  THIS WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASE IN DRY
SOUTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE AREA.  WINDS TOMORROW AFTERNOON WILL BE A
LITTLE HIGHER THAN TODAY.  MIN RH AND MAX WIND VALUES WILL APPROACH RED
FLAG CRITERIA BY SATURDAY.  A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MAY BE ISSUED LATER
THIS EVENING IF CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO LOOK FAVORABLE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH THROUGH
                    ABOUT 10 PM...THEN DECREASING SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES..............5-6.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH THROUGH MIDDAY...THEN INCREASING
                    SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
LAL.................1.
HAINES..............3-4 THRU MIDDAY...THEN 5-6 IN THE AFTERNOON.


.FRIDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-61.
MAX HUMIDITY........23-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH THROUGH
                    ABOUT 9 PM...THEN DECREASING SOUTH 4-8 MPH.
LAL.................1.
HAINES..............5-6 IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO 3-4 AFTER MIDNIGHT.



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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...KRIS CONDOS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090604.SKELE.02/EPZ