FNUS74 KEPZ 121942
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WILLOW RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
142 PM MDT WED MAY 12 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1350 MDT ON MAY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE ARIZ/NMEX BORDER WILL MOVE ACROSS
NEW MEXICO TODAY PROVIDING DRY AND SOMEWHAT BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS
THIS AFTERNOON. MORE SEASONABLE WEATHER IS IN STORE FOR THE BORDERLAND
FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS WEEK AS DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT CONTINUES.
A COLD FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH LAST NIGHT WILL KEEP THE TEMPERATURES
NEAR TO SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL INTO THE WEEKEND.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-66.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 7 TO 12 MPH GUSTING 15 TO 20 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....31-36.
MAX HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100512.WILLO.01/EPZ