FNUS74 KEPZ 171735
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR RAIL SPLITTER...NMLNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1035 AM MST WED NOV 17 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1045 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 TODAY AND TONIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE
DOMINATES AT THE SURFACE. WINDS WILL BE SHIFTING AROUND TO THE
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST THURSDAY AFTERNOON...BUT REMAIN ON THE LIGHT
SIDE WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 15 MPH POSSIBLE. 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.....55-60.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33-38.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 7 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3 TO 7 MPH THROUGH 10 AM...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 15 MPH.

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