FNUS74 KEPZ 101426
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR REVENTON RX...LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
826 AM MDT MON MAY 10 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0820 MDT ON MAY 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL LOW AND ASSOCIATED TROUGH OFF THE PACIFIC WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES TODAY. THIS WILL BRING STRONG
WINDS ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING INTO THIS EVENING. THE STRONG
WINDS...COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH
FIRE DANGER RATINGS...WILL CAUSE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
THROUGH THIS EVENING. ANOTHER DISTURBANCE MOVING OUT OF THE GREAT
BASIN WILL REACH THE FOUR CORNERS REGION BY LATE TUESDAY. THIS WILL
LEAD TO ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY TUESDAY THAT
WILL LIKELY MEET CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CRITERIA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........2-7 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY..SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BREEZY..WEST 15 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO
                    10 TO 16 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........2-7 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY..SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING
                    TO 20 TO 30 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...NM ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100510.REVEN.01/EPZ