FNUS74 KEPZ 251312
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR COMPOUND  SALADO...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
712 AM MDT SUN APR 25 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON APRIL 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ROSWELL PORTABLE #1 APPEARS TO BE IN A LOW VALLEY OR DRAINAGE WHERE
THE TEMP HAS DROPPED INTO THE MID-20S RESULTING IN A 91% RH.  THIS MAY
NOT BE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ENTIRE BURN SITE...SO USE IGNITION TIME
TEMP/RH WITH CAUTION...AND GIVE A CALL IF THEY ARE WAY OFF.

COOL TEMPS ALSO SUGGEST A STRONG INVERSION...VENT RATES WILL LIKELY
BE POOR UNTIL THAT BREAKS LATE THIS MORNING.  EXPECT LIGHT AND VARIABLE
WINDS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS.

OTHERWISE...SFC PRESSURE GRADIENT STILL STRONG ENOUGH TO SUPPORT WEST
TO WNW WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH TERRAIN INFLUENCES
AND CHANNELING THROUGH CAPITAN PASS...GUSTS OF 20 TO 24 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

EXPECT LIGHTER WINDS MONDAY AND CONTINUED DRY WITH MIN RH DROPPING
BELOW 10%.  A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH AFTER MIDNIGHT
MONDAY NIGHT...RESULTING IN INCREASING EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ON
TUESDAY AND EVEN A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR AN AFTERNOON SHOWER OR THUNDER-
STORM.  SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL RETURN AND BECOME STRONG/GUSTY ON
WEDNESDAY...WITH THE WEATHER REMAINING UNSETTLED INTO NEXT WEEKEND.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
                    TEMPERATURE.........38-42 AT IGNITION...MAX 68.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........40-50 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....38.
MAX HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 8 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78.
MIN HUMIDITY........9 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 7 TO 9 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...ALLAN WYNGAERT
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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