FNUS74 KEPZ 171601
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SMITH...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1001 AM MDT WED OCT 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0947 MDT ON OCTOBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY NORTHWEST FLOW WILL BE CONTINUING OVER THE BURN AREA THROUGH
FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE FAIRLY PERSISTENT IN THE MID TO
UPPER 60S WITH MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AROUND 20 PERCENT.
WINDS WILL NOT BE CALM...BUT GENERALLY REMAIN UNDER 15 MPH.
AN UPPER LOW WILL START TO KICK OUT OF THE BAJA REGION THIS WEEKEND
WITH NOTHING MORE THAN A WIND SHIFT TO THE SOUTHWEST EXPECTED AS THE
BEST MOISTURE AND LIFT WILL BE SOUTH OF THE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH-NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-47.
MAX HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 4 TO 9 MPH.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH-NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.


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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20121017.SMITH.01/EPZ