FNUS74 KEPZ 101418
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR UPPER RIO BONITO...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
718 AM MST THU DEC 10 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON DECEMBER 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ZONAL FLOW ACROSS THE BURN AREA WILL BRING TEMPERATURES BACK TO NEAR
NORMAL FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER THAN THE LAST
SEVERAL DAYS FROM THE WEST. MINIMUM HUMIDITIES WILL BE LOWEST TODAY
AND START TO RISE FOR FRIDAY AS AN APPROACHING TROUGH BRINGS AN
INCREASE IN LOW AND MID LEVEL MOISTURE...HOWEVER NO PRECIPITATION
IS EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM ACROSS THE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-51.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING WEST 6 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30.
MAX HUMIDITY........61-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING NORTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 9 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...LARRY ASHLEY
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20091210.UPPER.01/EPZ