FNUS74 KEPZ 291718
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR POTATO...LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1118 AM MDT TUE MAY 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1037 MDT ON MAY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING WEDNESDAY HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS ALOFT WILL BEGIN TO STRENGTHEN SOME OVERNIGHT...AS AN UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH APPROACHES THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST.  THIS WILL MEAN ONLY
BREEZY AFTERNOON CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY AT BEST.  20 FOOT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS
ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH CRITERIA WHICH WARRANT RED FLAG ISSUANCE WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........0-5 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH UNTIL 1300L...INCREASING
                    TO 8 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE FROM WHITEWATER
                    BALDY COMPLEX TOWARDS MIDNIGHT.
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 8 TO 13 MPH.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT). AREAS OF SMOKE FROM WHITEWATER
                    BALDY COMPLEX.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........1-6 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 7 TO 11 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING AND SHIFTING
                    WEST-NORTHWEST 12 TO 17 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL
                    GUSTS TO 21 MPH.


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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...LUIS RE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120529.POTAT.01/EPZ