FNUS74 KEPZ 181541
FWSEPZ

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0955 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.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
                    TEMPERATURE.........66 AT IGNITION...MAX 78.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 9 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH BECOMING WEST 12 TO 20 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH BY MIDDAY.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49.
MAX HUMIDITY........34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO
                    9 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 12 TO 17 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...GILA DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100518.WILLO.01/EPZ