FNUS74 KEPZ 051449
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR MEASON FIRE...USFS WILDERNESS RD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
849 AM MDT FRI JUN 5 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0821 MDT ON JUNE 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT SATURDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
FIRE WEATHER PARAMETERS WILL APPROACH CRITICAL IN MOST AREAS TODAY
AND EVEN IF THEY EXCEED IN SOME LOCATIONS SHOULD NOT MEET THE 3 HOUR
TIME LIMIT AND REACH CRITERIA FOR BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EASTWARD AND HIGH AND MID LEVEL
CLOUDS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER THE REGION WITH
INCREASING SOUTHWEST TO WEST FLOW ALOFT. A LARGE PACIFIC TROUGH WILL MOVE
OVER THE WESTERN U.S. THIS WEEKEND AND WILL WILL CAUSE BREEZY TO WINDY
AFTERNOONS AND KEEP OUR REGION DRY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-70 PERCENT).
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH
                    BECOMING BY MIDDAY SOUTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH
                    ISOLATED GUST 18 MPH.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH.


.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING SOUTHWEST 18 TO 22 MPH MPH WITH GUSTS 30 MPH.


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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090605.MEASO.02/EPZ