FNUS74 KEPZ 181348
FWSEPZ

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0732 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 THE REGION AHEAD OF THE TROUGH...
BUT THE PRIMARY AXIS OF MOISTURE WILL REMAIN EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE GILA LATER
TODAY...BUT THE COVERAGE WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO MARGINAL LOW-LEVEL
MOISTURE AVAILABILITY AND WEAK INSTABILITY.  GENERALLY LIGHT AND
VARIABLE WINDS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME SOUTHWESTERLY THIS AFTERNOON
AND GENERALLY BE LESS THAN 15 MPH.  EXPECT LIGHTER SOUTHERLY WINDS
ON FRIDAY.  MIN RH VALUES WILL REMAIN ABOVE 20 PERCENT THROUGH THE
PERIOD.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE THROUGH NOON...THEN
                    SW 8 TO 14 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........53-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.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.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...INCIDENT IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090618.WILLO.01/EPZ