FNUS74 KEPZ 181640
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR PERK GRINDSTONE...NMLNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
940 AM MST THU FEB 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0945 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
UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WITH MINIMUM
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES EXPECTED TO BE IN THE MID 20S TO MID 30S.
THERE WILL BE A FAST MOVING SYSTEM CROSSING THE REGION ON SATURDAY
WHICH COULD BRING SOME LIGHT PRECIPITATION TO THE BURN AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 4 TO 8 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...NM ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100218.PERKG.01/EPZ