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SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDDLE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
1108 PM MDT TUE MAY 12 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR MIDDLE...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1036 PM MDT TUE MAY 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2156 MDT ON MAY 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.


.DISCUSSION...CONTINUED HOT AND VERY DRY WITH CONTINUED
WEST-SOUTHWEST AFTERNOON BREEZES EACH DAY.  WITH LITTLE ATMOSPHERIC
MOISTURE OVER THE BURN SITE...A FEW HIGH BASED AFTERNOON CUMULUS
CLOUDS ARE POSSIBLE AT MOST WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.


EXTENDED...POTENTIAL FOR DRY LIGHTNING AND DRY MICRO BURST ACTIVITY
EXISTS FRIDAY AND ESPECIALLY SATURDAY/SATURDAY EVENING...AS
INCREASING MOISTURE BEGINS MOVING IN FROM THE EAST TOWARDS THE END OF
THE WEEK.  THIS WILL LIKELY TAKE THE FORM OF A BACK-DOOR COLD
FRONT...CURRENTLY FORECAST TO TRACK IN FROM EASTERN NEW MEXICO.


.REST OF TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LOCAL DRAINAGES DEVELOPING BEFORE
                    MIDNIGHT...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (5-10 PERCENT) WITH A FEW AFTERNOON
                    CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-9 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING...INCREASING AND SHIFTING
                    WEST-SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
                    WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 26 MPH.


.WEDNESDAY NIGHT....
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LOCAL DRAINAGES DEVELOPING BEFORE
                    MIDNIGHT...OTHERWISE NORTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-5 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (5-10 PERCENT) WITH A FEW AFTERNOON
                    CLOUDS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........4-8 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    MORNING...INCREASING AND SHIFTING
                    WEST-SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 23 MPH.

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REQUESTED BY...GILA NF
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE