FNUS74 KEPZ 171550
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR POULT-GOBBLER...NM-LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
850 AM MST WED NOV 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MST ON NOVEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER FLOW WILL BECOME MORE ZONAL AS A BROAD UPPER RIDGE MOVES
ACROSS THE ROCKIES OVER THE NEXT DAY. THIS WILL BRING WARMER
TEMPERATURES WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING INTO THE
LOWER TO MID TEENS. WINDS WILL BE MUCH LIGHTER AND GENERALLY
TERRAIN DRIVEN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE
DOMINATES AT THE SURFACE. FLOW WILL TURN MORE SOUTHWEST THIS
WEEKEND WITH WINDS INCREASING AND A SLOW INCREASE IN LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3 TO 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 8 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO
                    8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101117.POULT.01/EPZ