FNUS74 KEPZ 121608
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WILLOW...USFS GILA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1008 AM MDT FRI JUN 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0945 MDT ON JUNE 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OFF THE SOUTHERN CALIF COAST WILL KEEP DRY
WEST SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER THE FIRE ZONES INTO THE WEEKEND.
OCCASIONALLY BREEZY TO WINDY WEST AND SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL MIX DOWN
AS LOW PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE CONTINUES OVER THE EASTERN PLAINS
OF NEW MEXICO. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY AT TIMES MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING HOURS AND WILL CONTINUE TO BRING VERY WARM DRY
WEATHER TO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND FAR WEST TEXAS THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND
INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 12 TO 22 MPH AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 12 TO 17 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...WILLOW FIRE FEMA
REASON FOR REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090612.WILLO.01/EPZ