FNUS74 KEPZ 190204
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SANDY...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
804 PM MDT TUE AUG 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1955 MDT ON AUGUST 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN UNSEASONABLY DRY FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
DRIER AIR MOVING INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST WILL BRING AFTERNOON
SURFACE DEWPOINTS DOWN INTO THE LOWER 20S BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
MIN RH VALUES WILL BE IN THE LOWER TEENS TOMORROW AND THURSDAY
AFTERNOON.  WARMER TEMPS WILL BE MOVING IN AS WELL AS A STRONG
RIDGE OVER THE WEST COAST MOVES EAST TOWARD THE GREAT BASIN.
HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING BECOMING LIGHT
                    AND VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT...LIGHT DOWNSLOPE
                    WIND LIKELY TOWARDS DAWN.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.


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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...DAYMON BUSH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090818.SANDY.01/EPZ