FNUS74 KEPZ 281859 FWSEPZ FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR KENNEDY...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 1259 PM MDT TUE JUL 28 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1222 MDT ON JULY 28. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... FAIRLY MOIST UNSTABLE AIR WILL FLOW INTO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO AND WESTERN TEXAS FROM THE SOUTH TODAY WHILE A MINOR UPPER DISTURBANCE MOVES INTO THE REGION. THIS WILL RESULT IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. MEANWHILE HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL PERSIST AND BRING CONTINUED HOT TEMPERATURES. LITTLE MORE DRIER AIR WEDNESDAY WITH ONLY ISOLATED TSTMS MAINLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS. ...POTENTIAL REMAINS FOR VERY STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS ( 50 KNOTS OR MORE) WITH SOME STORMS... .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................INCREASING TO 10-20 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....93-98. MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING BY AFTERNOON WEST TO SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH ISOLATED GUSTS TO 15 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....67-72. MAX HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 6 TO 12 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). CWR.................10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....97-102. MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 8 TO 13 MPH GUST 20 MPH BY AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...NOVLAN REQUESTED BY...IC REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20090728.KENNE.01/EPZ