FNUS74 KEPZ 181526
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR ECKELBERGER RX 2010...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
926 AM MDT TUE MAY 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 MDT ON MAY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DEEP TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE NORTH OF THE FOUR CORNERS
THIS AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE
REGION THIS AFTERNOON.  WIND SPEEDS WILL STAY JUST BELOW RED
FLAG CRITERIA.  TROUGH AXIS WILL PUSH EAST BY MORNING...WITH
SLIGHTLY LIGHTER WESTERLY WINDS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY.

VENTILATION CATEGORIES:
TODAY - EXCELLENT
WEDNESDAY - VERY GOOD.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
                    TEMPERATURE.........60 AT IGNITION...MAX 76.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 12 TO 16 MPH THROUGH EARLY
                    AFTERNOON, BRIEFLY 14 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
                    28 MPH MID-AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39.
MAX HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 12 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 9
                    MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65.
MIN HUMIDITY........13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 7 TO 12 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...ANDY LOPEZ  FWS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100518.ECKEL.01/EPZ