FNUS74 KEPZ 251353
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR POWDERHORN RX...FOREST SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
753 AM MDT TUE MAY 25 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MAY 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW OVER THE AREA AHEAD OF ANOTHER PACIFIC STORM
SYSTEM WILL BRING WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS TO THE BURN AREA FOR THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT AND TERRAIN
DRIVEN...ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT WITH A SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND
EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOONS. A MOISTURE SURGE CAN BE EXPECTED
WEDNESDAY NIGHT ACROSS THE AREA AS WINDS SHIFT AROUND TO THE EAST.
DEW POINTS WILL LIKELY BE RISING INTO MID 30S TO MID 40S FOR THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE 20S AND 30S WITH
GOOD OVERNIGHT RECOVERIES.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-9 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 6 TO
                    11 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...WILDERNESS RD
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100525.POWDE.01/EPZ