FNUS74 KEPZ 141607
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR TURKEY...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1007 AM MDT TUE JUL 14 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0911 MDT ON JULY 14.
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...
SOUTHERN END OF PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE TROUGH MOVING THROUGH THE ROCKIES
MAY TEMPORARILY WEAKEN HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ALOFT OVER THE AREA TODAY.
THIS WILL ALLOW WEAK LIFT AHEAD OF THIS FEATURE...TO TRIGGER ISOLATED
MAINLY DRY SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY THIS AFTERNOON.  HIGH WILL
BEGIN TRACKING WEST AND CENTER OVER THE FOUR CORNERS WEDNESDAY...WHICH
WILL MEAN ISOLATED ACTIVITY AT BEST AGAIN TOMORROW.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) MID DAY WITH A SLIGHT
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT IN THE MORNING...THEN 20 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT THROUGH MID DAY...BECOMING NORTHWEST 2 TO 6 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
                    THEN MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LOCAL DRAINAGES DEVELOPING TOWARDS MIDNIGHT...OTHERWISE
                    NORTH 1 TO 4 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) IN THE AFTERNOON WITH
                    A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT IN THE MORNING...THEN 20 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88-93.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT THROUGH LATE MORNING...THEN EAST 1 TO 4 MPH
                    AFTER NOON.


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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...RICARDO DE LA TORRE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090714.TURKE.01/EPZ