FNUS74 KEPZ 031726
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SLASH PIT...LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1126 AM MDT WED JUN 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1140 MDT ON JUNE 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SHOWERS ARE BEGINNING TO POP UP ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE
SACRAMENTO MOUNTAINS.  SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE COMMON THIS
AFTERNOON ACROSS THE AREA AND MAY RESULT IN VARIABLE WIND
DIRECTIONS.  OTHERWISE...OVERALL FLOW SUGGESTS LIGHT SOUTHWEST
WINDS THROUGH THE DAY.  MOISTURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE TOMORROW...
BRINGING THE THREAT OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN TOMORROW.
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL SCOUR OUT THE MOISTURE BEGINNING ON FRIDAY.
INCREASING SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING BREEZY CONDITIONS BY THE
WEEKEND.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........61 AT IGNITION...MAX 68.
RH..................45 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 6 TO 11 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 41.
RH..................MAX 93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST
                    AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 70.
RH..................MIN 26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...NM ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090603.SLASH.01/EPZ