FNUS74 KEPZ 291438
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR POWDERHORN RX...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
838 AM MDT SAT MAY 29 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0805 MDT ON MAY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST-NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AS A WEAK SHORT-WAVE
ROTATES NEARBY WEST OF BURN SITE...AROUND LARGE UPPER TROUGH OVER THE
WESTERN STATES. CHANGE IN FLOW WILL CARRY DRIER AIR BACK OVER WESTERN
NEW MEXICO TODAY AND SUNDAY...WITH NO THUNDERSTORMS ANTICIPATED IN THE
AREA OF BURN SITE.  HIGHS TODAY WILL BE 1 TO 3 DEGREES COOLER TODAY
OVER FRIDAY...WITH MIN RH EXPECTED TO FALL A FEW PERCENTAGE POINTS AS WELL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........CALM IN THE MORNING...INCREASING AND SHIFTING WEST
                    WEST 8 TO 13 MPH MID MORNING.  UP-VALLEY GUSTS TO
                    18 MPH POSSIBLE MID AND LATE AFTERNOON.
VENT CATEGORY.......EXCELLENT (159000 KNOT-FT)

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT) EARLY...THEN
                    CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........49-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 7 TO 12 MPH EARLY...DECREASING AND SHIFTING
                    NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT
VENT CATEGORY.......POOR (2000 KNOT-FT)

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST 3 T0 7 MPH EARLY...INCREASING
                    TO 7 TO 11 MPH LATE MORNING. UP-VALLEY GUSTS
                    TO 15 MPH POSSIBLE MID AND LATE AFTERNOON.
VENT CATEGORY.......EXCELLENT (180000 KNOT-FT)

$$
FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...GILA DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100529.POWDE.01/EPZ