FNUS74 KEPZ 102030 AAA FWSEPZ FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR IRON GATE RX...NM LNF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 230 PM MDT FRI JUL 10 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 MDT ON JULY 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... BESIDES A POSSIBLE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM THIS AFTERNOON...THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST LOOKS DRY AND WARM AS AN UPPER RIDGE SITS NEAR THE TEXAS PANHANDLE. WINDS WILL REMAIN LIGHT OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST WITH DRIER AIR FILTERING INTO THE REGION ALLOWING MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO SLOWLY CONTINUE TO FALL OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-84. MIN HUMIDITY........27-30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT). CWR.................0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-61. MAX HUMIDITY........58-62 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). CWR.................10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-83. MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ REQUESTED BY...NM ADC REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090710.IRONG.01/EPZ