FNUS74 KEPZ 152015
FWSEPZ

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1355 MDT ON MAY 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
CIRCULATION AWAY FROM WEAK SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER SOUTHEAST NM...WILL
HELP TO PUSH DRYLINE BOUNDARY BACK OVER BURN SITE BETWEEN 6 AND 7 PM THIS
EVENING. LOOK FOR WINDS TO SHIFT TO EAST-SOUTHEAST WITH DRYLINE PASSAGE.
WINDS SHOULD BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE BETWEEN 7 AND 9 AM SUNDAY MORNING
WITH DRYLINE BOUNDARY PASSAGE ANTICIPATED TO PASS BACK EAST OVER BURN SITE
10-11 AM.  LIGHT SOUTHWEST BREEZES WILL FOLLOW THROUGH REMAINDER
OF SUNDAY.  HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL ALSO BEGIN BUILDING OVER REGION
WHICH WILL RAISE AFTERNOON HIGHS A FEW DEGREES OVER THOSE SEEN TODAY.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........64-68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY...BECOMING EAST-SOUTHEAST
                    TOWARDS MORNING.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY...BECOMING LIGHT AND
                    VARIABLE MID MORNING...THEN SHIFTING SOUTHWEST
                    TOWARD MID-DAY.

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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...NM ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100515.WALKE.02/EPZ