FNUS74 KEPZ 221538
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR BAILY RX...NMLNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
938 AM MDT TUE SEP 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0935 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVED THROUGH THE BURN AREA LAST NIGHT.  NORTHEAST
TO EAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE HIGH PLAINS AND AN UPPER LOW REMAINS NEARLY
STATIONARY OVER THE CO/KS BORDER AREA. THE EASTERLY WINDS WILL KEEP
UPSLOPE CONDITIONS OVER THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS WITH A FEW
ISOLATED SHOWERS POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS WILL REMAIN IN THE UPPER 40S AND 50S WITH A GRADUAL
WARMUP EXPECTED TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK AS THE UPPER LOW
STARTS TO MOVE OFF TO THE NORTHEAST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....27-32.
MAX HUMIDITY........77-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    EAST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...NM ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090922.BAILY.01/EPZ