FNUS74 KEPZ 171521
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR JOSHUA...USFS GILA NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
921 AM MDT WED JUN 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0900 MDT ON JUNE 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE TO THE EAST AND A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE TO THE
WEST ARE CAUSING SOUTHERLY WINDS ALOFT AND BRINGING INCREASING
MOISTURE TO THE REGION. THAT ADDITIONAL MOISTURE WILL ALLOW
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL TODAY WITH AFTERNOON HUMIDITY IN THE
UPPER TEENS TO LOW 20S. THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WILL CONTINUE THURSDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES
A LITTLE BELOW NORMAL THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WITH GENERALLY
LIGHT WINDS AND RELATIVELY HIGH HUMIDITY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS
POSSIBLE WITH SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING...AND AGAIN THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED AFTERNOON
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 TIL 1200...THEN 4
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT THIS MORNING THEN SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST
                    8 TO 13 MPH WITH A FEW AFTERNOON GUSTS TO
                    AROUND 22 MPH.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). WIDELY SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS...SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45.
MAX HUMIDITY........57-62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................4.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT IN THE MORNING...SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

$$
FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...INCIDENT IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090617.JOSHU.01/EPZ