FNUS74 KEPZ 211843 FWSEPZ FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WILLIE...GNF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 1243 PM MDT TUE JUL 21 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1223 MDT ON JULY 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A WEAK BACKDOOR FRONT WILL PUSH INTO CENTRAL NEW MEXICO THIS AFTER- NOON BRINGING ENHANCED LOW LEVEL SOUTHEAST FLOW AND INCREASING MOISTURE TO THE AREA. AS A RESULT...BETTER COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE GILA REGION. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO BE A THREAT OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...BUT DRIER AIR ALOFT WILL MOVE IN BY FRIDAY. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...BECOMING SOUTHEAST BUT REMAINING LIGHT. AS USUAL WINDS WILL BECOME ERRATIC IN AND NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................60 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86. MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH BY MID-AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................30 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58. MAX HUMIDITY........72-77 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................50 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-77. MIN HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...HARDIMAN REQUESTED BY...SHELLI COMAN REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090721.WILLI.01/EPZ