FNUS74 KEPZ 121503
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR PERK...LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
903 AM MDT SAT JUN 12 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0847 MDT ON JUNE 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM MDT THIS
EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON...INCREASING TO 20-25 MPH
AT THE 20-FOOT LEVEL BY MID-AFTERNOON.  A FEW STRONGER GUSTS WILL BE
POSSIBLE IN AREAS WHERE TERRAIN CHANNELS THE DOWNSLOPING FLOW.
OVERNIGHT RH RECOVERY IS LIKELY TO BE POOR AS WESTERLY DOWNSLOPE
WINDS WILL STAY UP AROUND 10 MPH AFTER DARK.  CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN
DRY THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WITH LIGHTER WINDS EXPECTED SUNDAY.
TEMPERATURES WILL STAY RIGHT AROUND SEASONAL NORMALS.  INCREASING
LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL COME IN FROM THE EAST LATE MONDAY...
INCREASING THE RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE HIGH TERRAIN BY TUESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 18 TO 24 MPH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH.


.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH.


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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...NM ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100612.PERK_.01/EPZ