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SPOT FORECAST FOR LITTLE CHERRY CREEK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX
628 PM MDT MON JUL 13 2009

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE, CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR LITTLE CHERRY CREEK...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
403 PM MDT MON JUL 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1522 MDT ON JULY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY DRY LIGHTNING...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS...

...VARIABLE AND GUSTY WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR VIRGA SHAFTS AND
SIGNIFICANT
CLOUD BUILDUPS...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER THE AREA...WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPRESS
SIGNIFICANT SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY IN GENERAL OVER
SOUTHWEST NEW MEXICO WITH TEMPS ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD.
WILL HOWEVER LIKELY SEE A MINOR INCREASE IN ACTIVITY TUESDAY OVER
TODAY...AS THE HIGH WEAKENS SLIGHTLY. THUNDERSTORMS WILL REMAIN
NEARLY STATIONARY TODAY...HOWEVER WILL BEGIN DRIFTING SLOWLY
SOUTHWARD TUESDAY.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTH-NORTHWEST BEFORE MIDNIGHT
                    6 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) EARLY...THEN
                    CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT) AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT DRAINAGES DEVELOPING AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT...OTHERWISE WEST-SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH
                    EARLY...SHIFTING NORTH-NORTHWEST LATER IN THE
                    EVENING.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE