FNUS75 KEPZ 291519
FWSEPZ

SPOT FORECAST FOR WAGONTONGUE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
919 AM MDT TUE MAY 29 2012

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WAGONTONGUE...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
906 AM MDT TUE MAY 29 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0835 MDT ON MAY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM MDT WEDNESDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
WINDS ALOFT WILL BEGIN TO STRENGTHEN SOME OVERNIGHT...AS AN UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH
APPROACHES THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST.  THIS WILL MEAN GUSTY
AFTERNOON WINDS
ON WEDNESDAY.  GIVEN EXPECTED WIND SPEEDS...VERY DRY CONDITIONS WITH
EXTREMELY
LOW FUEL MOISTURES...RED FLAG WARNING CONDITIONS APPEAR WILL BE MET
AT BURN SITE
FOR A FEW HOURS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........3-6 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....39-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........12-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LOCAL DRAINAGES POSSIBLE TOWARDS
                    MIDNIGHT...OTHERWISE WEST 8 TO 13 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-9 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
AND
                    SHIFTING WEST-NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE MID
                    AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 29 MPH.

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REQUESTED BY...SILVER CITY INTERAGENCY DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE