FNUS74 KEPZ 020314
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR ORIO...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
914 PM MDT SUN APR 1 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2029 MDT ON APRIL 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT...BUT EXPECT WIND SPEEDS TO
BE ERRATIC...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 25 MPH AT THE 20 FOOT LEVEL
CONTINUING THROUGH MORNING.  WINDS WILL PICK UP AGAIN TOMORROW BUT
WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AS THIS AFTERNOON.  RED FLAG CONDITIONS ARE
NOT EXPECTED IN THE SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS DUE TO LIGHTER WINDS. ALSO
TEMPERATURES WILL BE MUCH COOLER.  EXPECT SOME MID-LEVEL CLOUDS TO
FORM OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON AS A COLD UPPER
LOW REMAINS TO OUR NORTH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH...OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25
                    MPH.


.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-65 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST 12 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 24 MPH.


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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...ALAMOGORDO DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120401.ORIO_.01/EPZ