FNUS74 KEPZ 021457 FWSEPZ FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR AREA 74 RX...GNF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 857 AM MDT WED JUN 2 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 MDT ON JUNE 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... WEAK LEE TROUGHING OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO WILL SET UP A MODERATE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER WESTERN NEW MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME NORTHWEST...THEN WEST IN THE AFTERNOON AND INCREASE TO ABOUT 10 MPH. A FEW AFTERNOON GUSTS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE. EXPECT DECREASING WESTERLY WINDS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WITH INCREASING TEMPERATURES AND CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). CWR.................0 PERCENT. TEMPERATURE.........69 AT IGNITION...MAX 78. MIN HUMIDITY........14 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 8 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST AROUND 10 MPH...AFTERNOON GUSTS 15 TO 20 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....39. MAX HUMIDITY........33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....80. MIN HUMIDITY........7 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 9 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...HARDIMAN REQUESTED BY...JEAN STELZER REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100602.AREA7.01/EPZ