FNUS74 KEPZ 301734
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR FENCE CANYON RX...MEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1134 AM MDT FRI OCT 30 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON OCTOBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AS A LARGE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES OUT OF NEW
MEXICO...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER THE SOUTHWEST U.S.
WILL START TO REBUILD PRODUCING DRY AND WARMER WEATHER THROUGH THE WEEKEND
INTO THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK. MINIMAL AMOUNTS OF HIGH CLOUDS
CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS WEEKEND INTO NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL
STILL REMAIN 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL TODAY  BUT WILL CONTINUE TO
WARM OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...REACHING NEAR OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL
BY SUNDAY AND REMAINING THERE FOR MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. GRADUAL DRYING
THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD WILL OCCUR DAILY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....38-43.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 3 TO 8 MPH MORNING THEN BY MIDDAY/AFTN
                    WEST TO NORTHWEST  7 TO 12 MPH ISOLD GUST 18 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....22-27.
MAX HUMIDITY........68 TO 73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST TO NORTH 6 TO 11 MPH. LOCAL DRAINAGE
                    EFFECTS FROM NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....50 TO 55.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........MORNING NORTH TO NORTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH BY AFTN.

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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091030.FENCE.01/EPZ