FNUS74 KEPZ 151757
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR RAIL SPLITTER...LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1057 AM MST MON NOV 15 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1040 MST ON NOVEMBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY NORTH-NORTHWESTERLY FLOW OVER THE REGION WILL CARRY A WEAK DISTURBANCE
OVER THE BURN SITE BEGINNING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. SYSTEM WILL BRING PARTLY
TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND THE THREAT OF LIGHT SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY THIS
EVENING.  SLIGHTLY WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS RETURN TUESDAY...AS WINDS
TURN MORE TO THE WEST AND WEAKEN.  DESPITE THIS TREND...LOOK FOR GOOD
NIGHT-TIME RELATIVE HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WITH LONGER EVENINGS CURRENTLY
IN PLACE.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) IN THE AFTERNOON
                    WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 11 TO 21 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-31.
MAX HUMIDITY........51-56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH...SHIFTING NORTH-NORTHWEST
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH...OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...NM ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101115.RAILS.01/EPZ