FNUS74 KEPZ 140106
FWSEPZ

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1823 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 BUILD-UPS...

.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.
WEAK SHORT-WAVE TROUGH MOVING THROUGH THE ROCKIES TUESDAY...MAY BRING
A SLIGHT INCREASE TO SHOWER/THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
HOWEVER LIKELIHOOD FOR DRY STORMS REMAINS HIGH. SLOW STORM MOVEMENT FROM
NORTH TO SOUTH IS EXPECTED. LOOK FOR FAIR TO POOR NIGHT-TIME RH
RECOVERIES UNDER CLEARING SKIES EACH EVENING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....68-73.
MAX HUMIDITY........38-43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) MID-DAY. SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY EARLY AFTERNOON.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING NORTHWEST
                    AROUND 5 MPH BY MID-DAY.

.TUESDAY EVENING...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) EARLY...THEN MOSTLY
                    CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT) AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....67-72.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 2 TOP 5 MPH...OTHERWISE LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090713.MOORE.02/EPZ