FNUS74 KEPZ 052049 FWSEPZ FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR STRAWBERRY PEAK RX...NM-LNF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 249 PM MDT FRI JUN 5 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1455 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... ISOLATED CLOUD BUILDUPS/HI ELEVATION CB TSTM VCNTY COULD PRODUCE ISOLD DRY LTG AND ALSO BRIEF ERRATIC STRONG GUSTY WINDS UNTIL 9PM. FIRE WEATHER PARAMETERS WILL APPROACH CRITICAL IN MOST AREAS THE REST OF TODAY AND EVEN IF THEY EXCEED IN SOME LOCATIONS UNTIL 9PM BUT SHOULD NOT MEET THE 3 HOUR TIME LIMIT AND REACH CRITERIA FOR BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.. 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. .REST OF THE AFTERNOON... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-80 PERCENT). CWR.................10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....90-95. MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 7 TO 12 MPH GUSTS TO 17 MPH. CAUTION: GUSTY STRONG WINDS NEAR ISOLD HIGH BASED CLOUD BUILDUPS/VIRGA. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61. MAX HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 7 TO 14 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....87 TO 92.. MIN HUMIDITY........7-12 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 6 TO 13 MPH INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST 16 TO 23 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS 25 TO 30 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...NOVLAN REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090605.STRAW.01/EPZ