FNUS74 KEPZ 221432
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR 16 SPRINGS...LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
832 AM MDT THU OCT 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0845 MDT ON OCTOBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ANY PATCHY FOG IN THE AREA SHOULD BURN OFF BEFORE 930 AM.  OTHERWISE
EXPECT LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS BOTH TODAY AND TOMORROW WITH
TEMPERATURES NEAR SEASONAL NORMALS.  MIXING HEIGHTS WILL BE LIMITED
TODAY...AND LOW-LEVEL WINDS WILL BE LIGHT.  THIS WILL RESULT IN
VENT RATES WHICH WILL NOT GO ABOVE THE FAIR CATEGORY.  KEEP IN MIND
THE MAX VENT RATES OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON.  TEMPERATURES ACROSS
THE REGION...AND WEBCAMS AROUND MAYHILL SHOWING VALLEY FOG SUGGEST
THERE IS A STRONG NOCTURNAL INVERSION IN PLACE WHICH WILL LIFT OUT
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........36 AT IGNITION...MAX 56.
RH..................90 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE LESS THAN 5 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 32.
RH..................MAX 66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 61.
RH..................MIN 25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT.

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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...NM ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091022.16SPR.03/EPZ