FNUS74 KEPZ 141636
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR RAIL SPLITTER...NM-LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
936 AM MST SUN NOV 14 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0945 MST ON NOVEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS WILL BECOME LIGHT WESTERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY
THIS AFTERNOON.  A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE THROUGH
THE AREA MONDAY...BRINGING BREEZY WESTERLY WINDS WHICH COULD GUST
IN THE 20 TO 25 MPH GIVEN DOWNSLOPE CONDITIONS.  A BRIEF LATE
AFTERNOON SHOWER WILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY...BUT A SLIGHTLY BETTER
CHANCE FOR RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL MONDAY NIGHT.
EXPECT LIGHTER WINDS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES TUESDAY...WITH
GENERALLY QUIET WEATHER LASTING THROUGH THE WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........50 AT IGNITION...MAX 61.
RH..................25 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 27.
RH..................MAX 43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 3 TO 5 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF A SHOWER LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 49.
RH..................MIN 21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH...OCCASIONAL GUSTS 20-25
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.


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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101114.RAILS.01/EPZ