FNUS74 KEPZ 201958
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR RIFLE...NM-N5S
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
158 PM MDT FRI MAY 20 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1339 MDT ON MAY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
GENERALLY LIGHT WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON...WITH A FEW LESS-SHELTERED LOCATIONS SEEING GUSTS AROUND
20 MPH AT THE 20-FOOT LEVEL.  A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH WILL RESULT IN
SLIGHTLY BREEZY NORTHWEST WINDS DURING THE LATE NIGHT HOURS.  WEST
TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY LIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.
IT WILL REMAIN DRY THROUGH THE PERIOD... WITH MINIMUM RH VALUES
SLOWLY DROPPING TO THE MID-TEENS BY SATURDAY.

OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY...INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS AND LOWER HUMIDITY
WITH CONDITIONS APPROACHING THE LOWER-END OF RED FLAG CRITERIA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........56 AT REQUEST...MAX 58.
RH..................24 PERCENT AT REQUEST...MIN 20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 11 TO 16 MPH.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 45.
RH..................MAX 42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 7 TO 12 MPH.


.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 65.
RH..................MIN 17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 10 TO 15 MPH.


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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110520.RIFLE.01/EPZ