FNUS74 KEPZ 301346
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR 3 CIRCLES UNIT 5...WILDERNESS RD, GILA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
746 AM MDT TUE MAR 30 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0740 MDT ON MARCH 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG DRY WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT AHEAD OF A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WITH START
TO MIX DOWN AND INCREASE OVER THE AREA TODAY THROUGH FRI. WINDS WILL START
TO BECOME BREEZY BY THIS AFTERNOON AND INCREASE TO WINDY ON WED AND VERY
WINDY WED NIGHT INTO THURS. A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING A CHANCE
FOR LOW ELV RAIN AND HIGH ELV SNOW SHOWERS (ABOVE 6000 FT) LATER THURS
 AFTERNOON INTO THURS NIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72 TO 77.
MIN HUMIDITY........5 TO 10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 3 TO 8 MPH MORNING BECOMING 12 TO 18 MPH WITH
                    ISOLATED GUSTS 23 MPH BY AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........4-9 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 12 TO 22 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...LIZ CARVER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100330.3CIRC.01/EPZ