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SPOT FORECAST FOR PELONA RX
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
1010 AM MDT SUN JUN 21 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1015 MDT ON JUNE 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

DISCUSSION...
DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW AHEAD OF UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OFF THE WEST
COAST...WILL KEEP BURN SITE FREE OF THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY TODAY AND
THIS EVENING. LOOK FOR LIGHT AFTERNOON BREEZES...WITH LOCAL DRAINAGES
TAKING OVER THIS EVENING GIVEN ASPECT WITH BURN LOCATION.  EARLY
SUMMER HEATING AND WHAT RESIDUAL MOISTURE REMAINS...WILL HELP DEVELOP
RATHER FLAT CUMULUS OVER BURN SITE THIS AFTERNOON.  CLOUDS SHOULD
DISSIPATE EARLY THIS EVENING WITH DRY AIRMASS IN PLACE.  UPPER LEVEL
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN STATES...SHIFTS WEST LATER
MONDAY...THIS WILL BEGIN TO PUSH MORE MOISTURE BACK OVER SITE.
THUS ANTICIPATE A RETURN TO MOSTLY ISOLATED HIGH BASED
SHOWER-THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY AT THAT TIME.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT) IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT)
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH TIL LATE
MORNING...INCREASING
                    AND SHIFTING WEST-SOUTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH EARLY...WITH LOCAL
                    DRAINAGES DEVELOPING TOWARDS MIDNIGHT.
                    OTHERWISE...WINDS BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHEAST
                    2 TO 4 MPH..

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

FORECASTER...
TRIPOLI

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REQUESTED BY...MARK
REASON FOR REQUEST...UNDER THE INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT FOR METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES (USFS, BLM, NPS, U