FNUS74 KEPZ 142232
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR PASCO FIRE...NMSF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
432 PM MDT SUN JUN 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1615 MDT ON JUNE 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THE BURN AREA IS ON THE EDGE OF SOME MID LEVEL MOISTURE WITH
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THROUGH ABOUT 7 PM WHEN DRIER
AIR WILL BE FILTERING IN. ANY THUNDERSTORM THAT WOULD OCCUR OVER
THE BURN AREA WOULD LIKELY NOT PRODUCE MUCH MORE THAN A FEW HUNDREDTHS
OF AN INCH OF RAIN. DRY AIR WILL BE MOVING IN OVERNIGHT AND MONDAY
FROM THE SOUTHWEST. WINDS ON MONDAY WILL BE SIMILAR TO TODAY OUT OF
THE SOUTHWEST AT 15-20 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 25 MPH. MINIMUM RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES WILL BE FALLING TO AROUND 10 PERCENT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THIS EVENING...THEN
                    BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE BEFORE 7 PM.
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MAX HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 12 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH...GUSTS TO
                    45 MPH NEAR THUNDERSTORMS...DECREASING TO 4 TO 9 MPH
                    BY MIDNIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 14 TO 19 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.


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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090614.PASCO.01/EPZ