FNUS74 KEPZ 221440
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR JOSHUA...SOCORRO BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
840 AM MDT MON JUN 22 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0803 MDT ON JUNE 22.
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...
HIGH PRESSURE MOVING SLOWLY WEST FROM THE SOUTHERN STATES...WILL SEND
ADDITIONAL SUB-TROPICAL MOISTURE OVER THE BURN SITE BEGINNING TODAY
AND OVERNIGHT.  THIS WILL INTERACT WITH DAYTIME HEATING...RESULTING
IN ISOLATED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THIS AFTERNOON.
TUESDAY MAY SEE AN INCREASE IN ACTIVITY...WITH MORE NUMEROUS STORMS
AND DEVELOPMENT SEEN A LITLE EARLIER IN THE DAY...AS HIGH SHOVES DEEPER
MOISTURE FIRTHER WEST TOWARDS AZ BORDER.  SUFFICIENT MOISTURE IS AVAILABLE
FOR A MIX OF WET AND DRY TYPE STORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (5-15 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGTH AND VARIABLE EARLY...INCREASING AND SHIFTING
                    SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN TOWARDS NOON.
.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH EARLY...SHIFTING
                    EAST-NORTHEAST 2 TO 6 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 30 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........28-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...MARK
REASON FOR REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090622.JOSHU.01/EPZ