FNUS74 KEPZ 221411
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR T-BIRD II...WILDERNESS RD, GILA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
811 AM MDT MON MAR 22 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MDT ON MARCH 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY AND WARM TODAY AND TUESDAY WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN
THE SINGLE DIGITS TO LOWER TEENS AND MODDERATE RECOVERY TONIGHT.
AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL TODAY AND A LITTLE ABOVE
NORMAL TUESDAY. WINDS TODAY AND TUESDAY WILL BE TOO LIGHT FOR
CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. BREEZY AND TURNING COOLER
WEDNESDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND COLD FRONT MOVE
ACROSS THE AREA. THIS SYSTEM MAY ALSO BRING A FEW RAIN SHOWERS
AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW SHOWERS. DRY AND WARMING UP AGAIN
THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT THIS MORNING...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH
                    THIS AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-31.
MAX HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH THIS EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...LIZ CARVER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100322.TBIRD.01/EPZ