FNUS74 KEPZ 241405
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR UPPER RIO BONITO...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
805 AM MDT TUE AUG 24 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0815 MDT ON AUGUST 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH THROUGH THE REGION TODAY WITH A
PREVAILING NORTHEAST TO EAST WIND EXPECTED. IN A SHELTERED AREA WINDS
MAY BE SLIGHTLY LESS THAN FORECAST. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES SHOULD REMAIN
HIGH TODAY WITH HUMIDITY TRENDING DRIER TOMORROW AND THURSDAY.
POSSIBLE UPSLOPE FLOW CONDITIONS AND INSTABILITY WILL INCREASE CHANCES
FOR THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND TONIGHT.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 7 TO 8 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

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FORECASTER...LUNDEEN
REQUESTED BY...KEN ROBERTS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100824.UPPER.01/EPZ