FNUS74 KEPZ 151529
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR JOSHUA...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
929 AM MDT MON JUN 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0904 MDT ON JUNE 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT FROM TEXAS TO NORTHERN MEXICO WILL KEEP A DRY
SOUTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND TUESDAY. THE WEST END OF
THAT HIGH WILL WEAKEN TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE TROUGH
DEVELOPS ALONG THE WEST COAST. THIS WILL ALLOW A MORE SOUTHERLY FLOW
WITH INCREASING MOISTURE AND THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY.
THAT LOW PRESSURE ALOFT MAY SHIFT MORE TO THE SOUTHWEST THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY...REDUCING AVAILABLE MOISTURE OVER THE AREA AND DIMINISHING
THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. HUMIDITY WILL
BE IN THE LOW TO MID TEENS TODAY AND ABOUT 5 PERCENT LOWER TUESDAY.
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO MEET CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EITHER TODAY OR TUESDAY. MORE HUMID WEDNESDAY
WITH LIGHTER WINDS AND THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH LESS THAN 5 MPH THIS MORNING
                    BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH BY LATE
                    MORNING WITH A FEW AFTERNOON GUSTS NEAR 20 MPH.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.


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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...INCIDENT IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090615.JOSHU.01/EPZ