FNUS74 KEPZ 131432
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NORTH...GILA NF WILDERNESS RD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
832 AM MDT SAT JUN 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0735 MDT ON JUNE 13.
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...
UNSEASONABLY DEEP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OFF THE WEST COAST...WILL SEND
A PAIR OF WEAK DISTURBANCES NORTHEAST OVER ARIZONA AND CENTRAL NEW MEXICO
THIS WEEKEND. THESE FEATURES WILL ASSIST TROUGH IN TAPPING ADDITIONAL
SUB-TROPICAL MOISTURE...WHICH WILL BEGIN WORKING ITS WAY OVER THE BURN SITE
LATER THIS MORNING.  IMPROVED LIFT AHEAD OF TROUGH...WILL WORK WITH STRONG
SURFACE HEATING AND THE INCREASE IN MOISTURE...FOR AFTERNOON CLOUD BUILD-UPS
WITH ISOLATED MAINLY DRY THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY OVER THE BURN SITE TODAY AND
AGAIN SUNDAY.

MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...SHOULD FALL TO THE MID 20 PERCENT
RANGE BEFORE THE ONSET OF CONVECTION...WHILE VALUES SUNDAY SHOULD CLIMB
A LITTLE TO THE HIGH 20 TO HIGH 30 PERCENT RANGE (OUTSIDE THUNDERSTORM
OUTFLOWS).



.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 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........32-37 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.


.TONIGHT...

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.....48-53.
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.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 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.
$$
FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090613.NORTH.01/EPZ