FNUS74 KEPZ 141502
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR BAILEY...LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
902 AM MDT WED OCT 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0920 MDT ON OCTOBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
EXPECT DRY AND MOSTLY SUNNY CONDITIONS TODAY WITH JUST A FEW HIGH
CLOUDS AS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES OVER THE NORTHERN
ROCKIES.  SOME WARMER AIR ALOFT WILL LIMIT MIXING HEIGHTS TODAY BUT
VENT RATES WILL IMPROVE TO THE GOOD CATEGORY BY AFTERNOON DUE TO
15-20 MPH WINDS IN THE LOW LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE.  OTHERWISE
EXPECT TEMPERATURES A FEW DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE NEXT
FEW DAYS AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........51 AT IGNITION...MAX 68.
RH..................47 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    WEST-SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 39.
RH..................MAX 73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 72.
RH..................MIN 21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...NM ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091014.BAILE.01/EPZ