FNUS74 KEPZ 151816
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR MEASON...WILDLAND FIRE TEAM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1216 PM MDT MON JUN 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1203 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 A FEW 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 (5-15 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 9 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 24 MPH.


.TONIGHT...

MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........41-46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.
SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-5 PERCENT).


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT INTO MID MORNING...THEN SOUTHWEST TO
                    WEST 7 TO 14 MPH.


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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...ASHLEY SITES
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090615.MEASO.01/EPZ