FNUS74 KEPZ 021506
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR TRIGGER...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
906 AM MDT SUN AUG 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0841 MDT ON AUGUST 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
RESIDUAL MOISTURE AND DAYTIME HEATING WILL LEAD TO WIDELY
SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE GILA
REGION AND THE BLACK RANGE THIS AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE FOR
THUNDERSTORMS WILL DIMINISH MONDAY THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK
AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE WEST. TEMPERATURES NEAR
NORMAL TODAY...THEN CLIMBING TO WELL ABOVE NORMAL MONDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY. AFTERNOON HUMIDITY IN THE LOW TO MID 20S TODAY...BUT WILL
COME DOWN TO THE MID TEENS AND LOWER 20S TOMORROW AND TUESDAY.
WINDS GENERALLY LIGHT THE NEXT FEW DAYS.  NOTE: THE WIND GUSTS
AROUND 8 PM SATURDAY EVENING WERE CAUSED BY AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY
FROM STORMS TO YOUR SOUTHEAST IN DONA ANA COUNTY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT) THEN PARTLY
                    CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). WIDELY SCATTERED
                    AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO SOUTHEAST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). WIDELY SCATTERED
                    EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........64-69 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...EMILY CAMMACK
REASON FOR REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090802.TRIGG.01/EPZ