FNUS74 KEPZ 030030
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR MAGNER...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
630 PM MDT SUN AUG 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1815 MDT ON AUGUST 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MID-LEVEL HIGH WILL REMAIN PARKED OVER WESTERN NEW MEXICO OVER THE NEXT
FEW DAYS.  WHILE THIS WILL SUPPRESS LOWLAND THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT...
SCATTERED AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL LIKELY OVER THE HIGH
TERRAIN...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE BLACKS RANGE.  WHILE THESE STORMS WILL
PRODUCE RAINFALL...CANNOT OUTRULE DRY LIGHTNING STRIKES AWAY FROM
RAIN AREAS.  TEMPERATURES WILL SLOWLY CLIMB TO A FEW DEGREES ABOVE
NORMAL BY TUESDAY...WITH SOME COOLING TOWARDS THE END OF THE WEEK.
WINDS THROUGH THE PERIOD WILL BE LIGHT AND VERY MUCH INFLUENCED BY
TERRAIN AND INDIVIDUAL THUNDERSTORMS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-80 PERCENT) WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING...DIMINISHING
                    AND BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR AFTER MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................40 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........65-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 3-5 MPH.  DRAINAGE FLOW TOWARDS DAWN.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) WITH SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE BECOMING SOUTH-SOUTHEAST AROUND 5
                    MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...EMILY CAMMACK
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090802.MAGNE.01/EPZ