FNUS74 KEPZ 141713
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WILLOW...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1113 AM MDT SUN JUN 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1032 MDT ON JUNE 14.
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...

SHORTWAVE DISTURBANCE MOVING UP OVER THE AREA AHEAD OF WEST COAST
TROUGH...WILL BRING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE BURN SITE
TODAY AND POSSIBLY INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR WILL BEGIN
SLOWLY WORKING ITS WAY OVER THE BURN SITE FROM THE WEST EARLY THIS
EVENING...AS DISTURBANCE EXITS THE AREA.  HOWEVER RECYCLED MOISTURE
AND STRONG DAYTIME HEATING WILL MAKE FOR A RETURN TO PARTLY CLOUDY
SKIES LATER MONDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................3
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHEAST 2 TO 6 MPH...INCREASING AND SHIFTING
                    SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL
                    GUSTS TO 17 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) EARLY...THEN MOSTLY
                    CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT) BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT BEFORE
                    MIDNIGHT.
LAL.................2 EARLY...THEN 1 BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-46.
MAX HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH EARLY. LOCAL DRAINAGES DEVELOPING
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT...OTHERWISE WEST-NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
LAL.................1
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH EARLY...INCREASING AND
                    SHIFTING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
                    WITH OCCASIONAL UP-VALLEY GUSTS TO 18 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...INCIDENT IC TRAINEE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090614.WILLO.01/EPZ