FNUS74 KEPZ 051836
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WILLOW RX...NM GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1236 PM MDT WED MAY 5 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1215 MDT ON MAY 05.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC
AND WESTERN U.S WILL PUSH INTO THE ROCKIES THURSDAY THROUGH THE
FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK BRINGING UNSETTLED WEATHER IN THE FORM
OF HIGH WINDS. ABOVE NORMAL MAX TEMPS AND RELATIVELY LOW RH FIELDS
EXPECTED TODAY INTO THE WEEKEND. LITTLE TO NO RH RECOVERY TONIGHT!
RED FLAG CONCERNS:
TODAY. ELEVATED FIRE DANGER THREAT APPROACHING RED FLAG BUT WINDS
IN MOST AREA MAY NOT REACH RED FLAG CRITERION OVER ENOUGH OF THE
REQUIRED TIME PERIOD. HIGHER ELEVATION FUELS MAY STILL BE ON THE
GREEN SIDE.
THURSDAY. RED FLAG CRITERION SHOULD BE MET IN ALL AREAS BY AFTERNOON
INTO EARLY EVENING.
FRI AND SAT: SOME HUMIDITY REPRIEVE.
SUN AND MON: INCREASING THREAT OF RED FLAG CONDITIONS RETURN WITH
ANOTHER STRONG SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE ROCKIES.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65 TO 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 TO 18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST  TO 11 MPH BECOMING IN THE AFTN
                    WEST 10 TO 15 MPH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........25 TO 30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 12 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 7 TO 12
                    MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT). PATCHY BLOWING DUST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........9 TO 14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 8 TO 13 MPH MORNING INCREASING TO 17 TO 24
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...GILA DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100505.WILLO.01/EPZ