FNUS74 KEPZ 041554
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WILLOW...USFS GILA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
954 AM MDT THU JUN 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0936 MDT ON JUNE 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

..SLIGHT RISK DRY LIGHTNING  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 INTO THE WEEKEND. VERY LIMITED MOISTURE
REMAINS IN THE MTNS THIS WILL ALLOW FOR A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON
STORMS THIS AFTERNOON WITH A SLIGHT DRY LIGHTING RISK. 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 (10-20 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT RISK FOR
                    AFTN/EARLY EVENING CLD BUILDS TSTM OVR HIR TERRAIN
                    WITH A DRY LTG RISK.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST MORNING 2 TO 7 MPH
                    WEST 7 TO 12 ISOLD GUST 17 MPH AFTN.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH 5
                    TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH
                    SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 ISOLD GUST 20 AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...WILLOW FIRE IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090604.WILLO.01/EPZ