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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR HORSE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1208 PM MDT MON MAY 31 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1144 MDT ON MAY 31.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN ISOLATED DRY THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AS A
DISTURBANCE MOVES UP FROM THE SOUTHWEST. OTHERWISE CONDITIONS
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS WILL REMAIN WARM AND DRY WITH
LITTLE CHANGE FROM DAY TO DAY IN TEMPERATURES OR RELATIVE HUMIDITY.
WINDS TODAY WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT...BUT INCREASE FOR TUESDAY AS
A SURFACE LOW INTENSIFIES OVER SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO AND TIGHTS
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE BURN AREA. WEDNESDAY LOOKS TO
BE JUST A BIT WARMER AND DRIER THAN TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). ISOLATED DRY
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 12 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 7 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING WEST AND INCREASING
                    TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100531.HORSE.01/EPZ