FNUS74 KEPZ 142029
FWSEPZ

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1340 MST ON NOVEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS ARE STILL HOLDING ON...INCREASE IN HIGH
CLOUD COVER HAS KEPT TEMPERATURES DOWN SLIGHTLY AND PERHAPS
HELD BACK MIXING OF WINDS FROM ALOFT.  STILL LOOKS LIKE WINDS
SHOULD BECOME MORE STEADY FROM THE WEST OVER THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO.

REMAINDER OF DISCUSSION UNCHANGED...
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.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-58.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDS VARIABLE 2-5 MPH...BECOMING WEST
                    4 TO 8 MPH MID-AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-31.
MAX HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 8 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF A SHOWER LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 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.02/EPZ