FNUS74 KEPZ 192340
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SALADO...NM-LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
540 PM MDT MON OCT 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON OCTOBER 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THIS EVENING AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE FROM THE SOUTHWEST U.S WILL START TO
MOVE EASTWARD AND FURTHERMORE WILL PASS OVERHEAD TUESDAY NIGHT...RESULTING IN
INCREASING CLOUDS AND CHANCES OF RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS ON TUESDAY.
GOOD TO EXCELLENT OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERY IS
EXPECTED TONIGHT...AND MANY AREAS ARE EXPECTED TO SEE WETTING RAIN
TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TUESDAY...
WITH  MINIMUM HUMIDITY IN THE 30 TO 40 PERCENT RANGE. COOLER TEMPERATURES
WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE PASSING SYSTEM WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY WITH A SLOW
REBOUND BY THE WEEKEND.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INCREASING BY AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 TO 30 PERCENT MORNING INCREASING TO 40 TO 50
                    PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........30 TO 35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 13 TO 17 MPH GUST 23 MPH AFTN.

.TUESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-90 PERCENT).
CWR.................50 TO 60 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42 TO 47.
MAX HUMIDITY........70-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER EVENING GUSTS TO 28 MPH.



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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091020.SALAD.01/EPZ