FNUS74 KEPZ 131719
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR TOWER...LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1119 AM MDT SAT JUN 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0959 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 VIRGE 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 BRING A THREAT FOR SOME
AFTERNOON CUMULUS TODAY...AND THE THREAT OF ISOLATED MAINLY DRY
THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY SUNDAY EVENING.

MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ESPECIALLY WITH FAVORED NORTHWEST
EXPOSURE...SHOULD FALL TO THE HIGH TEENS THIS AFTERNOON...WHILE VALUES
SUNDAY SHOULD END UP A LITTLE HIGHER IN MID 20 PERCENT RANGE
(OUTSIDE THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOWS).

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THROUGH MID-DAY...THEN
                    BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH REST OF THIS MORNING...INCREASING
                    TO 9 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL UP-VALLEY
                    GUSTS TO 24 MPH.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........39-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH EARLY. LIGHT DRAINAGES DEVELOPING
                    TOWARDS MIDNIGHT...OTHERWISE WEST-NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH.


.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH-NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    TO 12 TO 19 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL UP-VALLEY
                    GUSTS TO 27 MPH.


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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...NM ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090613.TOWER.01/EPZ