FNUS74 KEPZ 130053
FWSEPZ

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON MAY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE ALOFT TO OUR SOUTHWEST...WILL CONTINUE
TO BRING DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER THE BURN SITE THROUGH WEEKS END.
SUSTAINED AFTERNOON WINDS SHOULD BE ROUGHLY 7 TO 10 MPH LIGHTER
THURSDAY...HOWEVER OCCASIONAL GUSTS WILL LIKELY APPROACH THE HIGH TEENS
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.  THE SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL CARRY VERY WEAK DISTURBANCES
OVER THE BURN SITE...WHICH MAY LEAD TO A FEW AFTERNOON CUMULUS CLOUDS
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY..AND WINDS A LITTLE HIGHER FRIDAY.  LOOK FOR AFTERNOON
WIND DIRECTIONS TO VARY BETWEEN SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AND WEST THROUGH THE
PERIOD...WITH LOCAL NIGHT-TIME DRAINAGES EXPECTED EACH EVENING.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    AND SHIFTING SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS APPROACHING
                    18 MPH MID AND LATE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........37-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 6 TO 10 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...DECREASING
                    AND SHIFTING NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH TOWARDS MIDNIGHT.
                    WINDS CONTINUING TO SHIFT SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH
                    TOWARDS MORNING.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 9 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING AND
                    SHIFTING SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH MID-DAY...WITH GUSTS
                    TO 25 MPH BY EARLY AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100513.WILLO.01/EPZ