FNUS74 KEPZ 171731
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR MEASON...WILDLAND FIRE TEAM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1131 AM MDT WED JUN 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1114 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
A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS OVER THE AREA NOW THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON
THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON
INTO TONIGHT. 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 LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND AGAIN THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 7 TO 12 MPH...A FEW AFTERNOON
                    GUSTS TO AROUND 21 MPH.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........69-74 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT IN THE MORNING THEN SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST
                    5 TO 9 MPH.


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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...ASHLEY SITES TONJA OPPERMAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090617.MEASO.01/EPZ