FNUS74 KEPZ 161430
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WILLOW RX...NM GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
830 AM MDT SUN MAY 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0835 MDT ON MAY 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COUPLE OF WARM AND DRY DAYS EXPECTED ACROSS THE BURN AREA AS AN UPPER
RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE REGION. WINDS WILL BE FAIRLY LIGHT AND TERRAIN
DRIVEN TODAY AND AS THE RIDGE MOVES FURTHER EAST TOMORROW...SOUTHWEST
FLOW WILL INCREASE ALLOWING FOR BETTER VENTILATION. OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES
WILL BE POOR...ESPECIALLY THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE BURN AREA WHERE
MINIMUM RH'S COULD REMAIN IN THE UPPER 20S WHILE THE VALLEY AREAS STILL
ONLY RECOVER INTO THE MID 30S. DRY AND WARM CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK BUT TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WILL BE ON THE BREEZY
TO WINDY SIDE AND APPROACHING OR EXCEEDING RED FLAG CRITERIA.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
VENT CATEGORY.......FAIR (53200 KNOT-FT).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-47 VALLEY...48-53 HIGHER ELEVATIONS
MAX HUMIDITY........32-37 PCT VALLEY...28-32 PCT HIGHER ELEVATIONS
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 8 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 2 TO 5 MPH BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST
                    7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.
VENT CATEGORY.......EXCELLENT (182000 KNOT-FT).

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...GILA DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100516.WILLO.01/EPZ