FNUS74 KEPZ 181753
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR DIAMOND...WFMT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1153 AM MDT THU JUN 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1125 MDT ON JUNE 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH REMAINS IN PLACE ALONG THE LOWER COLORADO RIVER
VALLEY THIS MORNING...UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD
NORTHWARD AHEAD OF THIS FEATURE.  HOWEVER...THE PRIMARY MOIST AXIS
WILL REMAIN EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE TODAY. AS A RESULT...SHOWER AND
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BE SPOTTY AT BEST ACROSS THE GILA THIS
AFTERNOON.  AS THE UPPER TROUGH MOVES EAST...SOME ENHANCED MOISTURE
WILL GET PULLED BACK TO THE WEST...KEEPING THE THREAT FOR
THUNDERSTORMS IN THE FORECAST FOR FRI/SAT.  WINDS WILL REMAIN FAIRLY
LIGHT THROUGH THE PERIOD...WITH MINIMUM RH VALUES ABOVE 20 PERCENT.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 8 TO 13 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH LATE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 8 TO 12 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHEAST 5 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.



.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH.


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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...ASHLEY SITES TONJA OPPERMAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090618.DIAMO.01/EPZ