FNUS74 KEPZ 161457
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WALKER RX...NMLNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
857 AM MDT SUN MAY 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON MAY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW LEVEL MOISTURE OVER THE REGION IS BECOMING MORE SHALLOW EACH
DAY WHICH WILL MEAN LOWER MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
EACH OF THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO BE WARMING
AS AN UPPER RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE REGION WITH HIGHS TODAY ABOUT
5 DEGREES WARMER THAN YESTERDAY AND TOMORROW ANOTHER COUPLE OF
DEGREES WARMER STILL. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT TODAY WITH JUST FAIR TO
GOOD VENTILATION RATES BUT THEY WILL BE INCREASING TUESDAY
WITH CONDITIONS APPROACHING OR POSSIBLY EXCEEDING RED FLAG CRITERIA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST-SOUTHEAST 2 TO 6 MPH BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 3 TO 8 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO
                    15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...NM ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100516.WALKE.01/EPZ