FNUS74 KEPZ 232327
FWSEPZ

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1652 MDT ON JULY 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER FOUR CORNERS WILL BUILD SLOWLY SOUTHEAST
TONIGHT AND TOMORROW INTO WESTERN NEW MEXICO. THIS WILL BRING DRIER
MID LEVEL AIR AND SLIGHT WARMING ALOFT...WHICH WILL LIMIT SHOWER AND
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT OVER THE AREA. ISOLATED STORMS ARE NOW WELL
NORTH AND WEST OF THE BURN SITE...AND THERE IS ONLY A VERY SMALL
CHANCE OF ANY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE BURN SITE THIS EVENING
AND TONIGHT. PARTLY CLOUDY TONIGHT WITH LIGHT WINDS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
DRAINAGE WINDS MAY SET IN AFTER MIDNIGHT. MOSTLY CLEAR IN THE MORNING
WITH LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY FRIDAY AFTERNOON WITH EAST
TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES A COUPLE OF DEGREES WARMER FOR FRIDAY WITH
HUMIDITY SLIGHTLY LOWER.


.REST OF AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) BECOMING MOSTLY
                    CLEAR (25-35 PCT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING LIGHT WITH
                    POSSIBLE DRAINAGE WINDS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT BECOMING SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.


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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...SHELLI COMAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090723.TURKE.02/EPZ