FNUS74 KEPZ 201649
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR DIAMOND...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1049 AM MDT SAT JUN 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1008 MDT ON JUNE 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY VARIABLE AND GUSTY WINDS...

...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR VIRGA SHAFTS AND SIGNIFICANT
CLOUD BUILD-UPS...

.DISCUSSION...
A PAIR OF WEAK UPPER LEVEL PACIFIC DISTURBANCES WILL TEMPORARILY SHOVE HIGH PRESSURE
FURTHER EAST OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...WHILE SPREADING DRIER SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER THE
BURN SITE TODAY AND SUNDAY.  MINIMUM RH SHOULD FALL TO THE LOWER 20 PERCENT RANGE
TODAY...POSSIBLY FALLING TO THE UPPER TEENS SUNDAY. ISOLATED WET AND DRY TYPE
STORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...AHEAD OF FIRST WAVE EXPECTED THROUGH TODAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) REST OF THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) IN THE AFTERNOON WITH ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 2 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING AND SHIFTING
                    SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO 16 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT) EARLY...THEN CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT)
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LOCAL DRAINAGES DEVELOPING AFTER SUNSET...OTHERWISE WEST-NORTHWEST
                    2 TO 5 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE MORNING...INCREASING AND SHIFTING
                    SOUTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090620.DIAMO.01/EPZ