FNUS74 KEPZ 181534
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR MUNOZ PUSH RX...LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
934 AM MDT MON OCT 18 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0920 MDT ON OCTOBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
WEST WINDS ALOFT WILL KEEP THE AREA DRY AND WARM MOST OF TODAY
BUT THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF ISOLATED SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS
IN LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A WEAK DISTURBANCE UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE FROM THE NORTH WILL BRING A SLIGHT INCREASE IN THE
CHANCE FOR SHOWERS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TAKE TEMPERATURES DOWN A
FEW DEGREES...BUT MOST ACTIVITY WITH THAT DISTURBANCE SHOULD STAY
NORTH AND EAST OF THE BURN SITE. LOW PRESSURE ALOFT ALONG THE
WEST COAST WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN BAJA BY TOMORROW NIGHT. MID
AND UPPER LEVEL WINDS AHEAD OF THAT LOW WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST
WITH INCREASING MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY FOR TUESDAY NIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY. IN ADDITION...A BACKDOOR FRONT MOVING THROUGH TUESDAY
NIGHT WILL BRING SOUTHEAST LOW LEVEL WINDS AND INCREASING MOISTURE
TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. THIS COMBINATION MAY LEAD TO SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. WEST TO
NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING DRIER AND SLIGHTLY
COOLER WEATHER FRIDAY INTO NEXT WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT THIS MORNING...WEST TO SOUTHWEST
                    5 TO 10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 9 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). WIDELY SCATTERED
                    AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...NM ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101018.MUNOZ.01/EPZ