FNUS74 KEPZ 010048 FWSEPZ FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR HOLDEN...GNF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 648 PM MDT FRI JUL 31 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1845 MDT ON JULY 31. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MOSTLY CLEAR WITH LIGHT WINDS IN THE MORNING...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY WITH THE CHANCE FOR WIDELY SCATTERED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE PASSES BY NOT FAR TO THE EAST. HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT BUILDING IN FROM THE WEST WILL TAKE TEMPERATURES UP A COUPLE OF DEGREES TOMORROW AND BRING HUMIDITY DOWN A FEW POINTS...THEN MAINLY DRY WITH LIGHT TERRAIN DRIVEN WINDS AND AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE NORMAL SUNDAY AND MONDAY. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). WIDELY SCATTERED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................20 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80. MIN HUMIDITY........28-33 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT INTO MIDDAY...THEN UPSLOPE/UP CANYON. .SATURDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THEN MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). WIDELY SCATTERED EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................20 PERCENT BEFORE MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55. MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT UPSLOPE IN THE EVENING...THEN DOWNSLOPE DRAINAGE WINDS. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). CWR.................20 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82. MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT INTO MIDDAY...THEN UPSLOPE/UP CANYON. $$ FORECASTER...PARK REQUESTED BY...EMILY CAMMACK REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090731.HOLDE.01/EPZ