FNUS74 KEPZ 290320
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR MCKNIGHT...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
920 PM MDT FRI MAY 28 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2045 MDT ON MAY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...

.DISCUSSION...
DRIER WESTERLY AND NORTHWESTERLY FLOW BEHIND EXITING LOW PRESSURE TROUGH
WILL BEGIN TO PUSH MOISTURE BACK EAST OF THE BURN SITE.  SLIGHTLY COOLER
AIR WILL ACCOMPANY THIS FLOW...RESULTING IN HIGHS A COUPLE DEGREES COOLER
SATURDAY.  MIN RH WILL BE A FEW PERCENT LOWER AS A RESULT ALSO.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) EARLY...BECOMING
                    CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT) AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........57-61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE EARLY WITH OCCASIONAL WINDS FROM
                    SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.  WINDS SHIFTING WEST AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.


.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........CALM IN THE MORNING...INCREASING AND BECOMING
                    WEST-NORTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH TOWARDS MID-DAY...WITH
                    OCCASIONAL UP-VALLEY GUSTS TO 18 MPH MID AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...IC WILDERNESS RD
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100528.MCKNI.01/EPZ