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SPOT FORECAST FOR JERKY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
945 PM MDT MON MAY 18 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR JERKY...USFS WILDERNESS RD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
931 PM MDT MON MAY 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2043 MDT ON MAY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...DRY LIGHTNING LIKELY AGAIN WITH TUESDAYS STORMS...

...WINDS VARIABLE AND VIRGA SHAFTS AND SIGNIFICANT CLOUD BUILD-UPS...

.DISCUSSION...
NO THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF THE EVENING.
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN STORE AGAIN
TUESDAY...AS CIRCULATION AROUND HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT MOVING OFF TO THE
EAST AND LOW PRESSURE OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST...SENDS MORE MOISTURE
UP FROM MEXICO.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LOCAL DRAINAGES DEVELOPING BEFORE
                    MIDNIGHT...OTHERWISE EAST 3 TO 8 MPH.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT)
                    IN THE AFTERNOON WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT MID DAY INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 3 TO 8 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    AND SHIFTING EAST-SOUTHEAST 6 TO 11 MPH LATE
                    MORNING...BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST IN THE
                    AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL UP-VALLEY
                    GUSTS TO 17 MPH DURING SUNNY PERIODS.

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REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE