FNUS74 KEPZ 221531 FWSEPZ FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR TURKEY...GILA NATIONAL FOREST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 931 AM MDT WED JUL 22 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0907 MDT ON JULY 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... DEEPER MOISTURE HAS MOVED INTO THE AREA. THERE IS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING ACROSS THE AREA WHICH WILL TRIGGER MORE THUNDERSTORMS BY LATE MORNING ACROSS THE BURN AREA. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE LIGHT AS UPPER RIDGE REMAINS CENTERED NEAR THE UTAH/ARIZONA LINE. TEMPERATURES WILL BE A LITTLE COOLER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS DUE TO THE INCREASED MOISTURE AND CLOUD COVER. DRIER AIR WILL START FILTERING INTO THE AREA FOR THE WEEKEND WITH JUST SOME ISOLATED STORMS EXPECTED. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................50 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78. MIN HUMIDITY........42-47 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...THEN ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................40 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-57. MAX HUMIDITY........78-83 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST 3 TO 6 MPH. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................30 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79. MIN HUMIDITY........39-44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ REQUESTED BY...SHELLI COMAN REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090722.TURKE.01/EPZ