FNUS74 KEPZ 161820
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR RAIL SPLITTER...NMLNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1120 AM MST TUE NOV 16 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1125 MST ON NOVEMBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
NORTHWESTERLY FLOW OVER THE AREA WILL KEEP BREEZY CONDITIONS
ACROSS THE REGION TODAY BEFORE STARTING TO DECREASE WEDNESDAY AS
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. DEW POINTS WILL BE
FALLING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES
DROPPING INTO THE LOWER TO MID TEENS EACH OF THE NEXT TWO
AFTERNOONS. THESE DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE END OF
THE WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING WEST 8 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....28-33.
MAX HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 12 MPH BECOMING NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 4 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...NM ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101116.RAILS.01/EPZ