FNUS74 KEPZ 041506
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR DIAMOND...USFS WILDERNESS RD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
906 AM MDT THU JUN 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0838 MDT ON JUNE 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.


..SLIGHT RISK DRY LIGHTNING  TODAY...
...FIRE WEATHER PARAMETERS WILL START TO APPROACH CRITICAL VALUES
   BY FRIDAY AND ESPECIALLY ON SATURDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION AND A RETURN OF SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS
WILL ALLOW FOR WARMER AND DRIER CONDITIONS ACROSS MOST OF THE
FIRE WEATHER ZONES TODAY INTO THE WEEKEND. VERY LIMITED MOISTURE
REMAINS IN THE MTNS THIS WILL ALLOW FOR A SLIGHT CHANCE OF AFTERNOON
STORMS THIS AFTERNOON WITH A SLIGHT DRY LIGHTING RISK. A BROAD TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE ALOFT TO TO OUR WEST WILL CAUSE AFTERNOON WESTERLY WINDS TO
INCREASE GRADUALLY EACH DAY THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND WITH CONTINUED
DRYING CONDITIONS. THIS RAISES THE POTENTIAL FOR CONDITIONS TO APPROACH
RED FLAG FRIDAY AND POSSIBLY REACH RED FLAG BY SATURDAY.



.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT RISK
                    AFTN EARLY EVENING CLOUD BUILDUPS/TSTM.
                    POSSIBLE DRY LIGHTNING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 0 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 ISOLD GUST 17 MPH AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 7 TO 12 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........6-11 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 8 TO 13 MPH ISOLD GUST 18 MPH AFTN.

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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090604.DIAMO.01/EPZ