FNUS74 KEPZ 151520
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WALKER RX...LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
920 AM MDT SAT MAY 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0905 MDT ON MAY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ADDITIONAL MOISTURE IN PLACE AS A RESULT OF DRYLINE MOVING IN LAST NIGHT
WILL ALLOW FOR AFTERNOON CUMULUS CLOUDS NEAR BURN SITE THIS AFTERNOON.
HOWEVER NO SHOWER/STORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED. SUBTLE AMOUNT OF COOLER
AIR MOVING IN BEHIND EXITING TROUGH...WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES A FEW DEGREES
BELOW NORMAL AGAIN TODAY FOR BURN SITE.  HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL
TEMPORARILY BUILD INTO THE REGION SUNDAY AND MONDAY...FOR A WARMING
TREND WITH LIGHT WINDS EXPECTED BOTH DAYS.  GOOD RH RECOVERIES ARE
ANTICIPATED UNDER MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES THIS EVENING.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61-65.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING..SHIFTING
                    TO THE SOUTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) EARLY...THEN MOSTLY
                    CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT DRAINAGES DEVELOPING AFTER SUNDOWN...OTHERWISE
                    WEST 4 TO 8 MPH.
.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    AND SHIFTING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...NM ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100515.WALKE.01/EPZ