FNUS74 KEPZ 142201
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR LOWER INDIAN RX...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
401 PM MDT FRI AUG 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1445 MDT ON AUGUST 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL MOVE OUT OF THE AREA OVERNIGHT...FOLLOWED BY
DRIER SOUTHWEST FLOW SPREADING IN FROM THE WEST AS ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE
TROUGH APPROACHES FROM THE PACIFIC.  THIS WILL BRING DRIER CONDITIONS SATURDAY
WITH AFTERNOON CLOUD BUILD-UPS AT BEST EXPECTED FOR BURN SITE. APPROACH
AND PASSAGE OF THIS TROUGH THROUGH INTER-MOUNTAIN WEST THIS WEEKEND...WILL
MEAN INCREASE IN AFTERNOON SOUTHWEST WINDS.  HOWEVER SUSTAINED SPEEDS
WILL REMAIN BELOW 20 MPH THROUGH THE PERIOD.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........39-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) EARLY...THEN CLEAR
                    (0-10 PERCENT) BY EARLY MORNING.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-66.
MAX HUMIDITY........89-94 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH EARLY...WEAKENING AND
                    COMBINING WITH LOCAL DRAINAGES.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 2 TO 5 IN THE MORNING...INCREASING AND SHIFTING
                    WEST-SOUTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON...WITH
                    OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090814.LOWER.01/EPZ