FNUS74 KEPZ 091843
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR MAIL...GILA NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1243 PM MDT THU JUL 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1226 MDT ON JULY 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A QUICK SURGE OF MOISTURE WILL BE MOVING INTO THE BURN AREA TODAY
BRINGING SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE CLOSE IN THE MID 80S WITH
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES FALLING INTO THE LOWER TO MID 20S.
DRIER AIR WILL BE MOVING IN FROM THE SOUTHEAST STARTING FRIDAY AS
AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH STRENGTHENS OVER THE REGION. THERE WILL STILL
BE A FEW ISOLATED STORMS AROUND THE AREA ON FRIDAY...BUT BY THE
WEEKEND VERY DRY AND HOT AIR WILL BE IN PLACE AND LITTLE IF ANY
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IS EXPECTED FOR SEVERAL DAYS THEREAFTER.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 3 TO 6 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...RICARDO DE LA TORRE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090709.MAIL_.01/EPZ