FNUS74 KEPZ 261658
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR TURKEY...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1058 AM MDT SUN JUL 26 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1026 MDT ON JULY 26.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER NEW MEXICO AND ARIZONA WILL LIMIT SHOWER
AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY TODAY AND MONDAY...BUT WIDELY SCATTERED
AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP OVER HIGHER TERRAIN
DUE TO DAYTIME HEATING AND ALREADY AVAILABLE MOISTURE. NORTHWEST
FLOW ALOFT WILL DEVELOP AS THAT HIGH PRESSURE MOVES FARTHER SOUTH.
THIS WILL BRING SEVERAL WEAK DISTURBANCES ACROSS THE AREA WITH
THE CHANCE FOR INCREASED SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY MONDAY
AND TUESDAY. BY WEDNESDAY...THAT HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE CENTERED
IN NORTHWESTERN MEXICO. THIS WILL GIVE US A WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT
WHICH WILL BRING DRIER AIR INTO THE REGION AND DIMINISH THE CHANCE
FOR THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES REMAINING
WELL ABOVE NORMAL THE NEXT FEW DAYS WITH HUMIDITY IN THE 20 TO 30
PERCENT RANGE EACH AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). WIDELY SCATTERED
                    AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT INTO MIDDAY THEN NORTHWEST TO NORTH AT
                    4 TO 9 MPH.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). WIDELY SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........62-67 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST TO NORTH 4 TO 9 MPH THEN NORTH TO
                    NORTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). WIDELY SCATTERED
                    AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT INTO MIDDAY THEN WEST TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 10
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...SHELLI COMAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090726.TURKE.01/EPZ