FNUS74 KEPZ 122314
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR JOSHUA...USFS WILDERNESS RD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
514 PM MDT FRI JUN 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1627 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 THE
MOISTURE BEGINS TO WORK INTO THE AREA.



.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT)
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST 8 TO 17 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO 22 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT)...THEN
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT)
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT DRAINAGES DEVELOPING BEFORE MIDNIGHT...OTHERWISE
                    WEST-NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.


.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) IN THE AFTERNOON
                    WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 10 PERCENT
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-37 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 6 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    AND SHIFTING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 7 TO 16 MPH WITH AFTERNOON
                    GUSTS TO 21 MPH.


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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090612.JOSHU.01/EPZ