FNUS74 KEPZ 261716
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR DIAMOND...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1114 AM MDT FRI JUN 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1051 MDT ON JUNE 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
CLOUDS AND SHOWERS HAVE MOSTLY LIFTED NORTH OF THE AREA THIS MORNING...
JUST IN TIME FOR DAYTIME HEATING TO HELP PRODUCE NEW CUMULUS CLOUDS.
THESE WILL RESULT IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN
BY ABOUT 1300 LOCAL TIME.  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.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-60 PERCENT) WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH 1300. THEN
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-80 PERCENT) WITH SCATTERED
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................70 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH.  DIRECTION VARIABLE IN/AROUND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
LAL.................4.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................20 PERCENT THROUGH MIDNIGHT...THEN 0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........73-78 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 4 TO 7 MPH.
LAL.................2 THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN 1.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 3 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
LAL.................3.

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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...GILA DISPATCH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090626.DIAMO.01/EPZ