FNUS74 KEPZ 171717
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CHARLIE FIRE...NM-LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1117 AM MDT SUN MAY 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1100 MDT ON MAY 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW CLOUDS WILL BE BURNING OFF IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS WITH
SOME CUMULUS DEVELOPMENT THEN LIKELY...AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM
IN THE AREA IS POSSIBLE. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM MORE THAN
YESTERDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL
CONTINUE TO KEEP DEW POINTS FAIRLY HIGH SO MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN AROUND 40 PERCENT. AN UPPER RIDGE WILL BE
BUILDING IN FOR EARLY THIS WEEK HELPING TO WARM TEMPERATURES BACK
INTO THE 70S BUT THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR A
THUNDERSTORM ALMOST DAILY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....66-69.
MIN HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-48.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 4 TO 8 MPH.


.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH.


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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...NM-ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090517.CHARL.01/EPZ