FNUS74 KEPZ 171703
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WILLOW RX...STATE OF NEW MEXICO FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1103 AM MDT MON MAY 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MAY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE AREA WILL KEEP IT VERY WARM AND DRY
AGAIN TODAY WITH RH DROPPING TO THE SINGLE DIGITS. WINDS FAIRLY
INTO MID MORNING...THEN SOUTHWEST AT 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERY POOR...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
WHERE MINIMUM RH'S COULD REMAIN IN THE UPPER TEENS. VALLEY AREAS MAY
RECOVER TO THE UPPER 20S OR LOW 30S UNDER A RADIATION INVERSION. DRY
AND WARM AGAIN TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...BUT BECOMING A BIT BREEZY AS
AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. WINDS WILL MOST LIKELY
NOT REACH CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CRITERIA EITHER DAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH.
VENT CATEGORY.......EXCELLENT (240000 KNOT-FT).

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 6 TO 12 MPH. AFTERNOON GUSTS 18 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 8 TO 13 MPH. AFTERNOON GUSTS 24 MPH.
VENT CATEGORY.......EXCELLENT (260000 KNOT-FT).

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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100517.WILLO.01/EPZ