FNUS74 KEPZ 071911
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WILLOW RX...NM GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
111 PM MDT FRI MAY 7 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1320 MDT ON MAY 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE BURN AREA THROUGH
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WILL TRY TO EDGE
TOWARD THE BURN AREA BUT WILL LIKELY BE TOO SHALLOW TO HAVE MUCH
EFFECT ON THE CONDITIONS AT THE BURN SITE. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
BE INCREASING THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS ANOTHER STORM
SYSTEM MOVES INTO CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. MONDAY IS EXPECTED TO BE
THE WINDIEST DAY WITH A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE...BUT FOR SUNDAY
THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY...BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS CAN BE
EXPECTED.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 7 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING BECOMING DOWNSLOPE 3 TO
                    6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING 12 TO 17 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...GILA DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100507.WILLO.01/EPZ