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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR JORNADA CHEMICAL...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
252 PM MDT THU JUL 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1500 MDT ON JULY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WEAKENING AND SHIFTING EAST TONIGHT AND FRIDAY
WILL ALLOW A DEEP LAYER OF MOISTURE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA. THIS
WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TOMORROW AND
SATURDAY AS THE MOISTURE SPREADS EAST AND AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE
PASSES BY TO THE NORTH. WINDS GENERALLY LIGHT TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW
MORNING THEN BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST TOMORROW AFTERNOON. HUMIDITY
RANGING FROM THE UPPER 20S TO THE MID 30S TOMORROW WITH AFTERNOON
TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. DRIER AIR ALOFT WILL PUSH IN FROM THE WEST
SUNDAY AND MONDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT BUILDS OVER THE SOUTHWEST.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MAX HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 6 TO 11 MPH BECOMING LIGHT
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87-92.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT EARLY BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...RYAN WHITEAKER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090703.JORNA.01/EPZ