FNUS74 KEPZ 181616
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR 3 CIRCLES  T-BIRD...GILA NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
916 AM MST THU FEB 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 MST ON FEBRUARY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ZONAL UPPER LEVEL FLOW OVER THE AREA WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES MILD
WITH DRY CONDITIONS CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY. WINDS WILL GET A
BIT BREEZY AT TIMES EACH AFTERNOON. DEW POINTS WILL REMAIN IN THE 20S
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES EXPECTED
TO BE IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. BETTER VENTILATION CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
TODAY WITH THE STRONGER WINDS IN THE LOWER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 53.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST
                    7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...SHELLI COMAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100218.3CIRC.01/EPZ