FNUS74 KEPZ 142203
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WALKER RX...NMLNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
403 PM MDT FRI MAY 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1605 MDT ON MAY 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A BACK DOOR COLD FRONT WILL MOVE BACK ACROSS THE BURN AREA THIS
EVENING BRINGING A QUICK RETURN OF SOME MOISTURE. AN ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE WITH THE RETURN OF THIS MOISTURE WHICH
WILL PUSH BACK TO THE EAST LATE SATURDAY MORNING. HIGHS TOMORROW
WILL BE ABOUT 5 DEGREES COOLER THAN TODAY WITH A BROKEN HIGH LEVEL
CLOUD DECK EXPECTED OVER THE AREA FOR MUCH OF THE DAY. AN UPPER RIDGE
WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION FOR SUNDAY KEEPING THE MOISTURE EAST OF
THE BURN.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...NM ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100514.WALKE.02/EPZ