FNUS74 KEPZ 031616
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR HOLDEN...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1016 AM MDT MON AUG 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1009 MDT ON AUGUST 03.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DAYTIME HEATING AND RESIDUAL MOISTURE WILL ALLOW ANOTHER ROUND OF
WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE GILA REGION AND THE BLACK
RANGE THIS AFTERNOON. THE CHANCE FOR ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST THE NEXT FEW DAYS OVER AREA MOUNTAINS
IN WESTERN NEW MEXICO...BUT HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL SUPPRESS
ACTIVITY OVER THE REST OF THE AREA. TEMPERATURES RUNNING 3 TO 6
DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. AFTERNOON HUMIDITY IN
THE MID TO UPPER 20S TODAY...THEN A FEW POINTS LOWER TUESDAY.
WINDS GENERALLY LIGHT AND TERRAIN DRIVEN THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). WIDELY SCATTERED
                    AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75 TOP TO 83 BOTTOM.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT INTO MIDDAY THEN UPSLOPE/UP CANYON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (30-40 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WITH DRAINAGE WINDS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78 ON TOP TO 85 BOTTOM.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT INTO MIDDAY THEN EAST 3 TO 7 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...EMILY CAMMACK
REASON FOR REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090803.HOLDE.01/EPZ