FNUS74 KEPZ 031547
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR DIAMOND...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
947 AM MDT WED JUN 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0938 MDT ON JUNE 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
BACKDOOR COLD FRONT HAS PUSHED WEST OF DEMING NEW MEXICO THIS MORNING
BUT IS HUNG UP EAST OF THE BLACKS RANGE DUE TO THE HIGHER TERRAIN.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE RIDGE OF
THE BLACKS THIS AFTERNOON.  HOWEVER...THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT RISK OF
DRY LIGHTNING FARTHER WEST...ESPECIALLY IF RESIDUAL MOISTURE CAN FIND
ITS WAY BACK BEHIND THE HIGHER TERRAIN.  OTHERWISE...EXPECT LIGHT AND
VARIABLE WINDS THIS MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST BY AFTERNOON.  LIGHTNING
THREAT WILL DIMINISH TOMORROW BUT SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO
INCREASE...WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS EXPECTED BY THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) WITH ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....37-42.
MAX HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090603.DIAMO.01/EPZ