FNUS74 KEPZ 302048
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WILLOW...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
248 PM MDT SAT MAY 30 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1417 MDT ON MAY 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...VARIABLE GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS TO
45 MPH AND SMALL HAIL CAN OCCUR WITH ANY STORM...

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVING NORTHEAST OVER ARIZONA...WILL CONTINUE
SENDING WAVES OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH PERIODS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE
WETTING RAINS OVER THE BURN SITE FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. ACTIVITY WILL
END 2 TO 3 HRS AFTER SUNSET...FOLLOWED A DRYING TREND BEGINNING SUNDAY
WITH ONLY ISOLATED CONVECTION RESULTING FROM RECYCLED MOISTURE WITH TODAYS
STORMS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS UNTIL 0100...THEN ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT UNTIL 0100...THEN 10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........84-89 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 9 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
                    WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 18 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...TOBY RICHARDS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090530.WILLO.01/EPZ