FNUS74 KEPZ 031812
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR TUB...GILA NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1212 PM MDT FRI JUL 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1158 MDT ON JULY 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHERLY FLOW IS BRINGING A DEEP LAYER OF MOISTURE ACROSS THE AREA.
THIS WILL BRING AN INCREASE IN SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON
INTO TONIGHT AND AGAIN SATURDAY WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN LIKELY. WINDS
GENERALLY LIGHT THIS AFTERNOON AND TOMORROW WITH AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES
SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL DUE TO INCREASED CLOUD COVER AND MOISTURE.
DRIER AIR ALOFT WILL PUSH IN FROM THE WEST SUNDAY AND MONDAY AS AN
UPPER LEVEL HIGH BUILDS OVER THE SOUTHWEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). NUMEROUS SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........52-57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). NUMEROUS SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................60 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.INDEPENDENCE DAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........46-51 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 3 TO 8 MPH.


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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...RICARDO
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090703.TUB__.01/EPZ