FNUS74 KEPZ 061902
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR JORNADA CHEMICAL...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
102 PM MDT MON JUL 6 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON JULY 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
STILL A RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN
(INCLUDING THE SAN ANDRES MTNS) AS DECENT MOISTURE REMAINS IN PLACE
IN THE LOWER AND MID-LEVELS.  WINDS THIS AFTERNOON MAY HANG ON AT
OR ABOVE 8 MPH WELL INTO THE EVENING HOURS AS A WEAK UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCE MOVES THROUGH...THOUGH LOCAL WIND FIELDS WILL BECOME
DISTURBED IF THUNDERSTORMS/OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES MOVE IN. OVERALL A
DRYING TREND IS EXPECTED THIS WEEK AS MID-LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE IS
COMPRESSED TO THE SOUTH...WITH THE RIDGE AXIS REMAINING NEAR THE
US-MEXICO BORDER MUCH OF THE WEEK.


.TODAY...
TEMPERATURE AT/ABOVE 90 DEGREES BETWEEN 2 PM AND 7 PM.

WINDS GENERALLY SOUTH 6-12 MPH...NOT DROPPING BELOW 8 MPH UNTIL VERY
LATE TONIGHT (AFTER 2 AM).


SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....92-97.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 6 TO 11 MPH.


.TONIGHT...
SEE ABOVE FOR AFTERNOON/EVENING TEMPERATURE AND WIND TRENDS.


SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....65-70.
MAX HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.


.TUESDAY...
TEMPERATURE AT/ABOVE 90 DEGREES BETWEEN 1230 PM AND 8 PM.
WINDS ABOVE AT/ABOVE 8 MPH BETWEEN NOON AND 10 PM.


SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....94-99.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...RYAN WHITEAKER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090706.JORNA.02/EPZ