FNUS74 KEPZ 222215
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR DIAMOND...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
415 PM MDT MON JUN 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1552 MDT ON JUNE 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A STRONG UPPER RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL U.S. WILL KEEP A SOUTHERLY
UPPER LEVEL FLOW OVER THE AREA WHICH WILL BE TRANSPORTING MOISTURE
INTO THE REGION. DEW POINTS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE TONIGHT AND
TUESDAY.  THERE WILL BE SOME ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THAT WOULD
LIKELY BE DRY THIS EVENING AND TRANSITIONING TO WET TOMORROW AS
MOISTURE DEEPENS. THE MOISTURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BURN AREA
FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM CHANCES CONTINUING
THROUGH MIDWEEK. WINDS WILL REMAIN FAIRLY LIGHT THROUGH THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS AS WELL.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 5 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/TERRAIN
                    DRIVEN 3 TO 7 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........29-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH...ERRATIC AND
                    GUSTY WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...GILA DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090622.DIAMO.01/EPZ