FNUS74 KEPZ 161556
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SMITH...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
956 AM MDT TUE OCT 16 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0943 MDT ON OCTOBER 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SUNNY AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK AS DRY
NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT DOMINATES THE WEATHER PATTERN. WINDS WILL
GENERALLY BE WEST TO NORTHWEST AND LESS THAN 15 MPH THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS WITH DRIER AIR MOVING IN KEEPING MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES AROUND 15 PERCENT. HAINES INDICES WILL BE AROUND 3
THROUGH THE NEXT TWO DAYS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....67-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 6
                    TO 12 MPH IN THE MID AFTERNOON.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....43-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 11 MPH.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH.


$$
FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121016.SMITH.01/EPZ