FNUS74 KEPZ 181441
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR RAEL...USFS GILA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
841 AM MDT MON MAY 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0747 MDT ON MAY 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ONCE AGAIN DEVELOP OVER THE
MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN TODAY AND ONCE AGAIN ON TUESDAY. THUS...CLOUD
COVER WILL INCREASE EACH AFTERNOON AND HUMIDITY READINGS WILL
FLUCTUATE ACCORDINGLY WITH THE CLOUD COVER. WINDS WILL GENERALLY
BE A MIXTURE OF TERRAIN DRIVEN AND SOUTHERLY. STRONGEST WINDS
WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS OUTFLOWS. STORMS WILL
PRODUCE A MIXTURE OF WET AND DRY PRECIPITATION RETURNS WHICH
MEANS THAT THE FOOTPRINT OF WETTING RAIN WILL BE ON THE SMALLER
SIDE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........INCREASING UPSLOPE WIND 3 TO 6 MPH DURING THE
                    MORNING. WINDS BECOMING SOUTH/SOUTHEAST 6 TO 11
                    MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS IN THE MID TEENS
                    TO AROUND 20 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. STRONGER
                    GUSTS AND VARIABLE WINDS OBSERVED WITH SHOWER
                    THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOWS.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN GRADUAL
                    CLEARING LATE EVENING INTO THE EARLY MORNING.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN
                    THE EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH/SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 8 MPH BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 4 MPH BY 2200.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) DURING THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........INCREASING UPSLOPE WIND 3 TO 6 MPH DURING THE
                    MORNING. WINDS BECOMING SOUTHERLY 6 TO 9
                    MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS IN THE MID TEENS
                    DURING THE AFTERNOON.


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FORECASTER...OTHER
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090518.RAEL_.01/EPZ