FNUS74 KEPZ 130051
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR MEASON...WILDLAND FIRE TEAM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
651 PM MDT FRI JUN 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1802 MDT ON JUNE 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.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.

SHOULD SEE LITTLE IF ANY INCREASE IN SATURDAY WINDS ALONG/NEAR VALLEY
BOTTOM...WITH A SMALL INCREASE IN SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WIND SPEEDS ANTICIPATED
MID WAY UP NEARBY RIDGES AND SITE RIDGE-TOPS WITH FAVORED ASPECT/EXPOSURE.


.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING...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.....69-74.
MIN HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    AND SHIFTING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 8 TO 15 MPH TOWARDS
                    MID-DAY WITH OCCASIONAL AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 23 MPH.

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN 0 PERCENT
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING...WEAKENING
                    AND COMBINING WITH LOCAL DRAINAGES AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS
                    BECOMING WEST-NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH TOWARDS MORNING.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 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........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    AND SHIFTING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 7 TO 13 MPH TOWARDS
                    MID-DAY WITH OCCASIONAL AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 21 MPH.


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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...ASHLEY SITES
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090612.MEASO.02/EPZ