FNUS74 KEPZ 111657
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR PERK...LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1057 AM MDT FRI JUN 11 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1041 MDT ON JUNE 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
A DEEP UPPER LOW OVER NEVADA WILL BRING INCREASING WEST TO SOUTHWEST
FLOW TO THE REGION OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS.  WINDS THIS AFTERNOON
WILL INCREASE TO ABOUT 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH...BUT A
TIGHTER PRESSURE GRADIENT AND STRONGER WINDS ALOFT TOMORROW WILL
LIKELY BRING GUSTIER WINDS TO THE EAST-FACING SLOPES OF THE
SACRAMENTOS.  DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD...WITH
LOW LEVEL MOISTURE STAYING EAST OF THE MOUNTAINS UNTIL EARLY NEXT
WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
                    TEMPERATURE.........68 AT REQUEST...MAX 83.
                    MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST 6-12 MPH THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.
                    THEN SOUTHWEST 12 TO 16 MPH AFTER 2 PM. GUSTS TO
                    25 MPH POSSIBLE AT PEAK HEATING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56.
MAX HUMIDITY........37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 9 MPH.


.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79.
MIN HUMIDITY........12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH INCREASING 20 TO
                    TO 24 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...NM ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100611.PERK_.01/EPZ