FNUS74 KEPZ 021858
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR MEASON FIRE...USFS GILA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1258 PM MDT TUE JUN 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1219 MDT ON JUNE 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
GENERALLY LOOKING AT A PRETTY SIMILAR WEATHER SCENARIO OBSERVED
YESTERDAY FOR TODAY. JUST SLIGHTLY DRIER AND WARMER WITH SOME
OCCASIONAL BREEZES DURING THE PEAK HEATING PERIOD. CANT RULE OUT
SOME HIGH BASED VIRGA FORMING OVER THE HIGHER COUNTRY AND MOVING
OFF TO THE EAST. A MODERATELY STRONG BACK DOOR COLD FRONT IS
CURRENTLY SLIDING DOWN THE EASTERN PLAINS OF NEW MEXICO AND IS
EXPECTED TO PUSH THROUGH THE CENTRAL MOUNTAIN GAPS WESTWARD
DURING THE OVERNIGHT. AN EASTERLY WIND INFLUECE COULD AFFECT
THE FIRE AREA LATE TONIGHT BUT MORE LIKELY DURING THE MORNING ON
WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL PROVIDE SLIGHTLY HIGHER HUMIDITY TO THE
AREA BUT ALSO FUEL SOME HIT AND MISS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. GENERALLY OF THE DRIER VARIETY.

NOTE...SPOT FORECAST DONE BY THE ABQ OFFICE DUE TO SERVICE
BACKUP.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF A HIGH BASED VIRGA SHOWER AFFECTING THE
                    FIRE AREA.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........GENERALLY TERRAIN DRIVEN FLOWS WITH A
                    DOMINANT WEST/NORTHWEST COMPONENT DURING
                    THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. SPEEDS 6 TO 8
                    MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS IN THE MID
                    TO UPPER TEENS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT)
                    ...ESPECIALLY AFTER 2100.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST/NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING
                    LIGHT DOWNSLOPE 1 TO 3 MPH BETWEEN 2100
                    TO 2200. POSSIBLE NORTHEAST OR SOUTHEAST
                    WIND 3 TO 5 MPH DEVELOPING LATE TONIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) WITH
                    PERIODS OF MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT)
                    DURING THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    A SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND AROUND 5 MPH
                    BECOMING SOUTH/SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH DURING
                    THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS
                    ASSOCIATED WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

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FORECASTER...ABQ OFFICE
REQUESTED BY...MEASON FIRE IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090602.MEASO.01/EPZ