FNUS74 KEPZ 022111
FWSEPZ

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

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1445 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 THIS AFTER-
NOON. THE CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WILL DECREASE MONDAY THROUGH THE
END OF THE WEEK AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN ALOFT...LIMITING ANY
THUNDERSTORMS TO JUST ISOLATED COVERAGE. TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR
NORMAL TODAY...THEN BACK ABOVE NORMAL MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. AFTER-
NOON HUMIDITY IN THE 20S TODAY...BUT COMING BACK DOWN TO THE UPPER
TEENS FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS GENERALLY LIGHT AND TERRAIN
DRIVEN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.


.THIS AFTERNOON...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-85 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58.
MAX HUMIDITY........57-62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE (DRAINAGE FLOWS TOWARDS DAWN).


.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) WITH ISOLATED
                    AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-84.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH.


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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...SHELLI COMAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090802.WILLI.01/EPZ