FNUS74 KEPZ 171512
FWSEPZ

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0838 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 (65-75 PERCENT). SCATTERED AFTERNOON
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
LAL.................1 TIL 1200...THEN 4.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT THIS MORNING THEN SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH
                    WITH A FEW AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 22 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). WIDELY SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS...SLIGHT CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
LAL.................2.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........57-62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
LAL.................4.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...INCIDENT IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090617.WILLO.01/EPZ