FNUS74 KEPZ 241353
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR T- BIRD II...WILDERNESS RD, GILA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
753 AM MDT WED MAR 24 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MDT ON MARCH 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MOSTLY SUNNY AND DRY TODAY WITH AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES BELOW NORMAL.
HUMIDITY FALLING TO THE UPPER TEENS AND LOW 20S TODAY WITH GOOD
RECOVERY TONIGHT...THEN DOWN TO THE LOW AND MID TEENS FOR THURSDAY.
DRY AND A LITTLE WARMER THURSDAY. ANOTHER DISTURBANCE PASSING TO THE
NORTH WILL BRING STRONGER WINDS ON FRIDAY. THE STRONG WINDS AND LOW
HUMIDITY MAY CAUSE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS FRIDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH THIS MORNING
                    THEN NORTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-29.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST TO NORTH 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE
                    EVENING BECOMING LIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH EARLY...SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...LIZ CARVER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100324.TBIRD.01/EPZ