FNUS74 KEPZ 131517
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR MOORE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
917 AM MDT MON JUL 13 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0849 MDT ON JULY 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THERE WILL BE A SLOW INCREASE IN MOISTURE ACROSS THE BURN AREA OVER THE
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS THE UPPER RIDGE CURRENTLY OVER THE TEXAS PANHANDLE
REESTABLISHES ITSELF OVER THE FOUR CORNERS AREA. THERE WILL BE SOME
WEAK DISTURBANCES AND INSTABILITY THAT WILL LEAD TO SOME THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS WITH SOME DRY LIGHTNING POSSIBLE...MAINLY
THIS AFTERNOON AND TOMORROW AFTERNOON AS TEMPERATURE-DEW POINT SPREADS
APPROACH 45 TO 50 DEGREES. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE LIGHT AND MAINLY
TERRAIN DRIVEN.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) WITH ISOLATED
                    AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3 TO 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). ISOLATED EVENING
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MAX HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 6 MPH..

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3 TO 7 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090713.MOORE.01/EPZ