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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WHITE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
849 PM MDT TUE APR 27 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2015 MDT ON APRIL 27.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...
...WINDY CONDITIONS STARTING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...
...VERY HIGH WINDS EXPECTED THURSDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
A VERY LARGE AND STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE GT
BASIN OF THE U.S. WILL START TO MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
ROCKIES WEDNESDAY BEFORE EXITING ON SATURDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE
BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST INTO FRIDAY WITH VERY HIGH WINDS
WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY. A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS WILL EXIST LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY
MORNING AS THIS SYSTEM PASSES.

.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS AHEAD
                    OF THE STORM SYSTEM. (35-65 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-65 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY..WEST 10 TO 15 MPH MORNING INCREASING TO
                    SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH BY
                    AFTERNOON.

                    WINDS WILL STAY BREEZY WEDNESDAY WITH LITTLE RH RECOVERY.
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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100427.WHITE.01/EPZ