FNUS74 KEPZ 071318
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR STRAWBERRY PEAK RX...NM-LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
718 AM MDT SUN JUN 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0720 MDT ON JUNE 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE ACROSS THE ROCKY
MOUNTAINS WHILE LOW PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE REDEVELOPS OVER THE
SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS. THIS WEATHER PATTERN WILL PRODUCE BREEZY TO
WINDY CONDITIONS AT TIMES THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD WITH VERY
WARM AND MOSTLY DRY WEATHER OCCURRING THIS WEEK WITH THE POSSIBLE
EXCEPTION OF A VERY SLIGHT RISK FOR SOME THUNDERSTORMS TUES AND WED.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). AREAS OF BLOWING
                    DUST IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91-96.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING TO 20
                    TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON .

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MAX HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 15 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 12
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91-96.
MIN HUMIDITY........3-8 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING WEST SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH ISOLD GUST 20
                    MPH BY AFTN.

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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS WILCOX
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090607.STRAW.01/EPZ