FNUS74 KEPZ 011541
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR COUGAR...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
941 AM MDT SAT AUG 1 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0918 MDT ON AUGUST 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING INTO SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO
AND A WEAK FRONT FROM THE NORTHEAST WILL TRIGGER SOME SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. LOCATIONS WEST OF THE RIO GRANDE...INCLUDING THE BURN
SITE...MAY HAVE WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TODAY
AND SUNDAY. THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL DIMINISH MONDAY
INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE
WEST. TEMPERATURES CLIMBING TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL THE NEXT FEW
DAYS WITH HUMIDITY FALLING TO THE LOW AND MIDDLE TEENS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS THS MORNING...EAST TO SOUTHEAST
                    4 TO 9 MPH AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE
                    FOR EVENING SHOWERS AND
CWR.................10 PERCENT BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57.
MAX HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING LIGHT
                    WITH DRAINAGE WINDS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...EMILY CAMMACK
REASON FOR REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090801.COUGA.01/EPZ