FNUS74 KEPZ 130139
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR JOHNSON...USFS GILA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
739 PM MDT FRI JUN 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1911 MDT ON JUNE 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY VARIABLE AND GUSTY WINDS...

...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS ALSO POSSIBLE NEAR VIRGA SHAFTS AND SIGNIFICANT
CLOUD BUILD-UPS...

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL LIFT NORTHEAST OVER THE INTER-MOUNTAIN
WEST THIS WEEKEND.  THIS WILL TAP AND SEND ADDITIONAL SUB-TROPICAL
MOISTURE UP OVER OUR AREA OVERNIGHT...IMPROVING THE LIKELIHOOD FOR
ISOLATED MAINLY DRY THUNDERSTORMS SATURDAY.  DAYTIME MINIMUM RH VALUES
SHOULD ALSO CLIMB TO THE HIGH 20 TO LOW 30 PERCENT RANGE...AS ASSOCIATED
MOISTURE BEGINS TO WORK INTO THE AREA.



.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT) EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH EARLY...BECOMING NORTH-NORTHWEST
                    TOWARDS MIDNIGHT.


.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT) EARLY IN THE EVENING...BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) IN THE AFTERNOON WITH
                    A SLIGHT CHANCE OF ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 10 PERCENT
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH-NORTHWEST TO 3 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    AND SHIFTING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 19 MPH TOWARDS
                    MID-DAY WITH OCCASIONAL AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 25 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...INCIDENT IC TRAINEE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090612.JOHNS.01/EPZ