FNUS74 KEPZ 011552
FWSEPZ

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0932 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
                    FOR AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76 TOP TO 87 BOTTOM.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO
                    5 TO 10 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........58-63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.


.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78 TOP TO 89 BOTTOM.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 4 TO 9 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...EMILY CAMMACK
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090801.OUTLA.01/EPZ