FNUS74 KEPZ 011525 FWSEPZ FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR ECKELBERGER RX...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 925 AM MDT MON NOV 1 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0920 MDT ON NOVEMBER 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... THE PERIOD OF ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL COME TO AND END THIS WEEK. SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO WILL BE SITUATED BETWEEN A DEVELOPING UPPER LEVEL STORM TO OUR EAST AND UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE TO OUR WEST. A BACKDOOR COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WILL VEER THE SURFACE WINDS FROM NORTHERLY TO EASTERLY AND WILL ALSO COOL TEMPERATURES A BIT TOMORROW WITH EVEN COOLER TEMPERATURES FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AS A ADDITIONAL COOL AIR MOVES INTO THE AREA. NEVERTHELESS UNDER ABUNDANT SUNSHINE... TEMPERATURES STILL REMAIN WITHIN A FEW DEGREES OF NORMAL AND A SLOW WARM UP IS EXPECTED TOWARD NEXT WEEKEND. THE HAINES INDEX WILL MOSTLY BE IN THE 3 CATEGORY TODAY AND TUESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT). CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60. MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT NORTH MORNING THEN NORTH 7 TO 12 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....24-29. MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). CWR.................0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-58. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...NOVLAN REQUESTED BY...IC REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101101.ECKEL.01/EPZ