FNUS74 KEPZ 031533
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR BROAD CANYON...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
833 AM MST WED MAR 3 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0830 MST ON MARCH 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
BROAD RATHER FLAT HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BRING MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES
AND LIGHT WINDS OVER BURN SITE TODAY. ON THURSDAY A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM
WILL APPROACH THE FOUR CORNERS...BRINGING SOUTHWEST BREEZES FOR THE BURN
SITE THURSDAY AFTERNOON.  TEMPERATURES WILL WARM A COUPLE DEGREES THURSDAY
FROM TODAYS HIGHS...AS SOUTHWEST FLOW AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM OVERSPREADS AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 9 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    AND SHIFTING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...ANDY LOPEZ  FWS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100303.BROAD.01/EPZ