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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WALKER...NM-LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
216 PM MDT MON APR 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1420 MDT ON APRIL 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MDT TONIGHT...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 PM MDT
TUESDAY...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 9 PM MDT TUESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BE CROSSING THE BURN AREA EARLY
TUESDAY WITH STRONG WEST-SOUTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TONIGHT ON
THE EASTERN SLOPES OF THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS BEHIND A COLD
FRONT. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE STRONG THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY
TUESDAY. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE AROUND
10 PERCENT THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS WELL. LIGHTER WINDS COOLER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED GOING INTO WEDNESDAY AS AN UPPER RIDGE
STARTS TO BUILD OVER THE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 74.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 16 TO 24 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 40 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH
                    BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    60 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY..WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
                    DECREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH
                    IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT R
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100405.WALKE.02/EPZ