FNUS74 KEPZ 042043
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR TULAPIA...NMLNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
243 PM MDT TUE MAY 4 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1422 MDT ON MAY 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND BREEZY TO WINDY AFTERNOONS FOR MUCH
OF THE WEEK AS MORE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEMS MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN ROCKIES.
RED FLAG ISSUES: TODAY...WINDS AND FUELS IN GENERAL NOT ENOUGH
TO BE CRITICAL. WED...DEFINITELY ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER RISK BUT
SPOTTY IN AREA AND TIME AND OVERALL FUELS STILL A BIT OF A HOLD OUT.
THU...HIGHER WINDS AND MORE DOWN SLOPE DRYING WITH PROBABLY ENOUGH FUEL
DRYING OVER THE PREVIOUS DAYS TO WARRANT RED FLAG CONDITIONS OVER
ALL THE AREA.


.THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WSW 12 TO 17 GUSTING 22 TO 27 MPH.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41 TO 46.
MAX HUMIDITY........23 TO 28 PERCENT. LIMITED RH RECOVERY!
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH ISOLATED GUSTS TO 18 MPH.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........5 TO 10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH G 20 MPH MORNING
                    BECOMING 13 TO 18 MPH GUST 28 MPH AFTERNOON..


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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...NM ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100504.TULAP.01/EPZ