FNUS74 KEPZ 180116
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR LOWER ELK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
616 PM MST TUE NOV 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1815 MST ON NOVEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING CLEAR SKIES TONIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY. WINDS BECOMING DOWNSLOPE BY MIDNIGHT...THEN LIGHT UPSLOPE
BY MID MORNING WEDNESDAY AND WEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
WITH A FEW GUSTS TO AROUND 16 MPH AS CONVECTIVE MIXING BEGINS. EXPECT
TEMPERATURES TO RUN 3 TO 5 DEGREES WARMER FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE TEENS TO LOW TWENTIES. LITTLE
CHANGE IS EXPECTED FOR THURSDAY..BUT A WEAK BACKDOOR FRONT MAY BRING
EASTERLY WINDS WITH SOME CLOUDS AND SLIGHTLY LOWER TEMPS FOR FRIDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....23-28.
MAX HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT. LOWER MID-SLOPE...HIGHER
                    BENEATH INVERSION
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/VALLEY 2 TO 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60 BOTTOM...45-50 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT EARLY BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 16 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091117.LOWER.02/EPZ