FNUS74 KEPZ 131720
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR MOGOLLON PILE RX...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1120 AM MDT TUE OCT 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1125 MDT ON OCTOBER 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
VERY SMALL CHANCE OF A PASSING SHOWER THIS AFTERNOON...BUT WEST
WINDS ALOFT HAVE PUSHED MOST OF THE MOISTURE EAST OF OF THE BURN
SITE. HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT BUILDING FROM NORTHWESTERN MEXICO
INTO THE WESTERN U.S. WILL BRING DRYER WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW
WEDNESDAY INTO THE WEEKEND WITH LOWER HUMIDITY AND AFTERNOON
TEMPERATURES 4 TO 8 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. SLIGHTLY BREEZY THIS
AFTERNOON AS STRONGER WINDS ALOFT MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE...BUT
WINDS AND HUMIDITY WILL NOT REACH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CRITERIA.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN THE 20 TO 30 PERCENT RANGE TODAY AND
LOWERING TO THE UPPER TEENS AND MID 20S THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT TIL NOON...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    6 TO 12 MPH GUSTS TO 21 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........62-67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH THIS EVENING...BECOMING
                    LIGHT WITH DOWNSLOPE/DOWNCANYON WINDS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT INTO MIDDAY...THEN SOUTHWEST TO WEST
                    6 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...SHELLI COMAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091013.MOGOL.01/EPZ