FNUS74 KEPZ 231630
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR TURKEY...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1030 AM MDT THU JUL 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0951 MDT ON JULY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS...


.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER FOUR CORNERS WILL CONTINUE TO CIRCULATE ISOLATED
TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE BURN SITE FROM THE NORTH
THIS AFTERNOON. WEAK IMPULSE MOVING SOUTHEAST OVER COLORADO/NEW MEXICO
MAY ENHANCE ACTIVITY THIS AFTERNOON.  FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WITH RAPID RUNOFF AND HAIL ARE MAIN
THREATS WITH ANY STORMS THAT DEVELOP.  MAY SEE A DOWNTURN IN STORMS AND
A FEW DEGREES WARMING FRIDAY WITH ONLY ISOLATED ACTIVITY ANTICIPATED...AS
HIGH CENTER BEGINS SHIFTING EASTWARD OVER NEW MEXICO.



.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT)...THEN MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST-SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MAX HUMIDITY........78-83 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH EARLY IN THE
                    EVENING...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE WITH LOCAL
                    DRAINAGES DEVELOPING TOWARDS MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT)...THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT) WITH ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........36-41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE THROUGH LATE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTH-SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH MID-DAY AND LATE AFTERNOON.
                    LOCAL UPSLOPE/UP-VALLEY GUSTS TO 8 MPH MID AFTERNOON.


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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...SHELLI COMAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090723.TURKE.01/EPZ