FNUS74 KEPZ 062043
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WALKER RX...NM-MEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
243 PM MDT TUE APR 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1450 MDT ON APRIL 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WILL BE MOVING THROUGH THE BURN AREA
TONIGHT WITH WINDS SHIFTING FROM THE WEST TO NORTHWEST TONIGHT
AND THEN AROUND TO THE NORTHEAST DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE MUCH COOLER TOMORROW WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AROUND 20 PERCENT. WARMER AND DRY CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES FALLING BACK INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS FOR THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY BUT WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER.

.THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY..WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....25-30.
MAX HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY..NORTHWEST 17 TO 27 MPH DECREASING
                    TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH BECOMING
                    NORTHEAST 8 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100406.WALKE.01/EPZ