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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CHRISTIE...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
308 PM MDT FRI JUN 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1458 MDT ON JUNE 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE GILA
THROUGH EARLY EVENING.  UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE PLUME WILL BEGIN TO
SPREAD BACK EASTWARD SATURDAY...BUT SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR IN THE LOW
LEVELS WILL RESULT IN LESS COVERAGE OF AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS FOR
SATURDAY.  BETTER LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA AHEAD OF
AN APPROACHING BACKDOOR COLD FRONT ON SUNDAY.  THIS WEAK FRONT WILL
ACT AS A FOCUS FOR MORE WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ON SUNDAY.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-60 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST 5 TO 8 MPH.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5-8 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 3 TO 5 MPH
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.


.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH.


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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090626.CHRIS.01/EPZ