FNUS75 KEPZ 061516
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SPOT FORECAST FOR ECKELBERGER RX 2010
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
916 AM MDT THU MAY 6 2010

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR ECKELBERGER RX 2010...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
846 AM MDT THU MAY 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 MDT ON MAY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING THROUGH THE AREA TODAY...WILL BRING
HIGHER WINDS ALOFT AND OCCASIONAL HIGH CLOUDS ACROSS THE AREA.
DAYTIME HEATING WILL HELP BRING THE STRONGER WINDS DOWN TO THE
SURFACE THROUGH THE DAY.  SURFACE LOW PRESSURE WILL ALSO DEVELOP OVER
THE WESTERN PLAINS AS A RESULT...AND HELP FURTHER STRENGTHEN 20 FOOT
WINDS THIS AFTERNOON.  DISTURBANCE WILL SEND BACKDOOR COLD FRONT IN
FROM THE EAST FRIDAY NIGHT WITH ADDED LOW AND MID LEVEL MOISTURE
EXPECTED TO APPROACH BURN SITE.  SATURDAY COULD SEE SOME AFTERNOON
CLOUD BUILD-UPS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE MID MORNING...
                    INCREASING FROM THE SOUTH 10 TO 20 MPH
                    MID-DAY.  WINDS INCREASING AND SHIFTING
                    SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON
                    WITH GUSTS TO 31 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....34-39.
MAX HUMIDITY........39-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WEST 15 TO 25 MPH EARLY...DECREASING
                    TO 5 TO 8 MPH TOWARDS MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 9 TO 14 MPH.


.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING
                    THEN PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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REQUESTED BY...IC TRAINEE
REASON FOR REQUEST...UNDER THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT FOR METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES (USFS, BLM, NPS, U