FNUS74 KEPZ 031704
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WILLIE...GILA NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1104 AM MDT MON AUG 3 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1050 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 LOW TO MID 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.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 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.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........61-66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WITH DRAINAGE WINDS AFTER MIDNIGHT.


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). WIDELY SCATTERED
                    AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT BECOMING SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.


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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...SHELLI COMAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090803.WILLI.01/EPZ