FNUS74 KEPZ 161805
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR JOSHUA...USFS GILA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1205 PM MDT TUE JUN 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1146 MDT ON JUNE 16.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL KEEP DRY SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW ACROSS THE
AREA THIS AFTERNOON. HUMIDITY FALLING TO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND
LOW TEENS WITH TEMPERATURES SEVERAL DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.
SLIGHTLY BREEZY THIS AFTERNOON...BUT SUSTAINED WINDS WILL NOT BE
STRONG ENOUGH TO MEET CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. NOT AS
WARM WEDNESDAY WITH LIGHTER WINDS AND HUMIDITY IN THE UPPER TEENS.
THAT HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL WEAKEN TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AS A
TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS ALONG THE WEST COAST.  THIS WILL
CAUSE WINDS ALOFT TO TURN MORE TO THE SOUTH...BRINGING INCREASING
MOISTURE AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE WEDNESDAY. THE
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY
WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 8 TO 13 MPH WITH AFTERNOON
                    GUSTS TO 20 MPH.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH THIS EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH.


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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...INCIDENT IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090616.JOSHU.01/EPZ