FNUS74 KEPZ 041855
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WILLOW RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1255 PM MDT TUE MAY 4 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1255 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.



.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH ISOLD GUSTS 15 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........23 T0 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........4-9 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 8 TO 13 MPH MORNING
                    THEN WEST SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 G 22-27 MPH AFTN.

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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...IC TRAINEE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100504.WILLO.01/EPZ