FNUS74 KEPZ 072154
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR MEASON FIRE...USFS WILDERNESS RD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
354 PM MDT SUN JUN 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1518 MDT ON JUNE 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM MDT THIS EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES CROSSING THE AREA AND A LEE SIDE
TROUGH OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO WILL PRODUCE BREEZY TO WINDY
CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN TOMORROW. VERY DRY SOUTHWEST
WINDS AND DAYTIME HEATING WILL DROP AFTERNOON HUMIDITY INTO THE
SINGLE DIGITS EACH DAY. THE GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY...ALONG
WITH ELEVATED FIRE DANGER RATINGS...WILL CAUSE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER
CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING AND POSSIBLY TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
LOW PRESSURE MOVING INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MAY BRING AN INCREASE
IN MOISTURE AND A SLIGHT RISK FOR SOME THUNDERSTORMS TUES AND WED.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 15 TO 20 WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 6 TO 12 MPH.


.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........5-10 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH WITH AFTERNOON
                    GUSTS TO 26 MPH.


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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090607.MEASO.02/EPZ