FNUS74 KEPZ 091545
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR TURKEY...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
945 AM MDT THU JUL 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0922 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 LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE CLOSE TO YESTERDAY
BUT MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE HIGHER. 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.........BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 4 TO 8 MPH.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........78-83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...TOBY RICHARDS
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090709.TURKE.01/EPZ