FNUS74 KEPZ 271508 FWSEPZ FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CHRISTIE...USFS WILDERNESS RD NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 908 AM MDT SAT JUN 27 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0838 MDT ON JUNE 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... AN UPPER TROUGH OVER THE WESTERN U.S. ALONG WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER TEXAS IS CHANNELING MOISTURE NORTHWARD CONCENTRATED MAINLY WEST OF THE CONTINENTAL DIVIDE. DAYTIME HEATING WILL CREATE INSTABILITY RESULTING IN SCATTERED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. THIS PLUME OF MOISTURE WILL MOVE EASTWARD SUNDAY AND MONDAY AND COMBINE WITH A WEAK SURFACE BACKDOOR FRONT INCREASING STORM CHANCES ALONG WITH AREAL COVERAGE. FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL PERSIST OVER THE SOUTHWEST U.S. THIS WILL KEEP TEMPS WARM AND AT LEAST ISOLATED DAILY AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY ERRATIC STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................30 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84. MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 4 TO 9 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................30 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58. MAX HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST TO EAST 7 TO 11 MPH. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................40 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81. MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...NOVLAN REQUESTED BY...IC REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090627.CHRIS.01/EPZ