FNUS74 KEPZ 020056 FWSEPZ FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR HOLDEN...GNF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 656 PM MDT SAT AUG 1 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1850 MDT ON AUGUST 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... MID-LEVEL HIGH WILL BE CENTERED OVER SOUTHWESTERN NEW MEXICO SUNDAY AND MONDAY...KEEPING AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY HIGHLY SUPPRESSED UNTIL TUESDAY AT THE EARLIEST. WITH AFTERNOON DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER 30S... MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL REMAIN AROUND 20-30 PERCENT. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT THROUGH THE PERIOD...WITH WIND DIRECTION IN THE MORNING DETERMINED BY LOCAL DRAINAGE FLOWS...BECOMING LIGHT SOUTHERLY IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84. MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING SOUTH 5-8 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-57. MAX HUMIDITY........57-62 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. .MONDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84. MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE...BECOMING SOUTH 3-5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...HARDIMAN REQUESTED BY...EMILY CAMMACK REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20090801.HOLDE.01/EPZ