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SPOT FORECAST FOR LOWER ELK RX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
347 PM MST THU NOV 19 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR LOWER ELK RX...NM-MEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
UPDATE 330 PM MST THU NOV 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0805 MST ON NOVEMBER 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A VERY WEAK FRONT COMING IN FROM THE NORTH TONIGHT WILL BRING
TEMPERATUES DOWN A COUPLE OF DEGREES FOR FRIDAY. SOME PRE FRONTAL
WINDS ARE CAUSING NNE-E WINDS TO PUSH IN A LITTLE EARLIER GENERALLY
EAST OF A RUIDOSO CLOUDCROFT LINE WITH NW-N WINDS WEST OF THAT LINE.
WITH THE PROXIMITY OF THE FRONT AND EVENING APPROACHING...EXPECT
NNE-E WINDS TO CONTINUE INTO THE NIGHT INCREASING SLOWLY AS THE FRONT
PUSHES IN LATER.
ANOATHER TROUGH PASSING BY TO THE NORTH MAY CAUSE BREEZY CONDITIONS
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. CONTINUED DRY AND MAINLY CLEAR SATURDAY THROUGH
MONDAY WITH TEMPERATURES ABOVE NORMAL. A COLD FRONT WILL LOWER
TEMPERATURES BACK TO NEAR NORMAL NEXT TUESDAY.

.REST OF AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY...SOME CLOUDS
                    MAINLY EAST SLOPE.(10 TO 35 PERCENT)
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH WITH
                    ISOLATED GUSTS TO 15 MPH.
.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....29-34.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST TO EAST 6 TO 12 MPH...A LITTLE STRONGER
                    WEST FACING SLOPES AND CANYONS.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT.

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REQUESTED BY...SCOTT R
REASON FOR REQUEST...UNDER THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT FOR METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES (USFS, BLM, NPS, U