FNUS74 KEPZ 141732
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR TURKEY PEAK...NM-LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1132 AM MDT SAT APR 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1145 MDT ON APRIL 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL
STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE FOUR CORNERS REGION. EXPECT WINDS
OVER 30 MPH WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 50 MPH. COOLER AIR IS ALREADY
STARTING TO MOVE IN...SO DO NOT EXPECT MUCH MORE WARMING THIS
AFTERNOON WHICH WILL KEEP RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ABOVE 20 PERCENT.
WINDS WILL BE DECREASING SUNDAY AS THE SYSTEM EXITS THE AREA...BUT
STILL EXPECT WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH SLIGHTLY LOWER RELATIVE
HUMIDITY. WARMER AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE
UPCOMING WEEK.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VERY WINDY..WEST-SOUTHWEST INCREASING TO 27 TO 37 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....26-31.
MAX HUMIDITY........47-52 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WINDY..WEST 25 TO 35 MPH DECREASING TO 15
                    TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-51.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 12 TO 17 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20120414.TURKE.01/EPZ