FNUS74 KEPZ 161821
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR PASCO FIRE...NMSF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1221 PM MDT TUE JUN 16 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1148 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 THE CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY
WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-93.
MIN HUMIDITY........8-13 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH WITH AFTERNOON
                    GUSTS TO 22 MPH.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (5-15 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....59-64.
MAX HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.


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