FNUS74 KEPZ 172115
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SALADO RX...NMLNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
215 PM MST TUE NOV 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1025 MST ON NOVEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN INVERSION OVER THE BURN AREA WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AS HIGH
PRESSURE KEEPS WINDS LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN AND TEMPERATURES
WARMER AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE
A LITTLE BIT FOR WEDNESDAY WHICH WILL HELP MIX OUT THE INVERSION.
AN UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION ON THURSDAY...BUT
NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED WITH IT. A STRONGER TROUGH WILL
BE MOVING ACROSS THE AREA TOWARD THE WEEKEND WHICH WILL BRING
BREEZY CONDITIONS AND NEAR RED FLAG CONDITIONS TO THE AREA.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 28 AT LOWER ELEVATIONS TO AROUND 35 AT
                    HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
MAX HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 2 TO 5 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 3 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...NM ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091117.SALAD.02/EPZ