FNUS74 KEPZ 181502
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR JOSHUA...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
902 AM MDT THU JUN 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0839 MDT ON JUNE 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE ALOFT WILL REMAIN IN PLACE OVER THE LOWER
COLORADO RIVER VALLEY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.  UPPER LEVEL
MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO FLOW INTO NM AHEAD OF THE TROUGH... BUT
THE PRIMARY AXIS OF MOISTURE WILL REMAIN EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY REMAIN EAST OF THE JOSHUA FIRE
TODAY...DUE TO LIMITED LOW LEVEL MOISTURE AND WEAK INSTABILITY.
GENERALLY LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME SW THIS
AFTERNOON AND GENERALLY BE LESS THAN 15 MPH...THOUGH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE IN THE DAY.  EXPECT LIGHTER SW WINDS ON FRIDAY.
MIN RH VALUES WILL REMAIN ABOVE 20 PERCENT THROUGH THE PERIOD.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE THROUGH MIDDAY...THEN
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........49-54 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AND
                    VARIABLE AFTER MIDNIGHT.


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.



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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...INCIDENT IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090618.JOSHU.02/EPZ