FNUS74 KEPZ 201706
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WILLOW...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1106 AM MDT SAT JUN 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1035 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 NEAR 20 PERCENT
TODAY...POSSIBLY FALLING FURTHER TO THE MID/UPPER TEENS SUNDAY. ISOLATED WET AND DRY TYPE
STORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...AHEAD OF FIRST WAVE EXPECTED THROUGH TODAY.
NO WETTING RAINS ARE ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME...FOR THE BURN SITE SUNDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) IN THE AFTERNOON WITH
                    ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 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.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) EARLY...THEN MOSTLY
                    CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT) AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........48-53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LOCAL DRAINAGES DEVELOPING AFTER SUNSET...OTHERWISE NORTH-NORTHWEST
                    2 TO 5 MPH.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY
                    SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE MORNING...INCREASING AND SHIFTING
                    SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO 15 MPH.


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