FNUS74 KEPZ 171824
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR PASCO FIRE...NMSF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1224 PM MDT WED JUN 17 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1204 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
INTO TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL TODAY WITH AFTERNOON
HUMIDITY IN THE LOW TO MIDDLE TEENS. 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 (50-60 PERCENT). WIDELY SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-93.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 7 TO 14 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 24 MPH.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). WIDELY SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MAX HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT).
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT IN THE MORNING THEN SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST
                    5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090617.PASCO.01/EPZ