FNUS74 KEPZ 041420
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR COUGAR...GILA NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
820 AM MDT TUE AUG 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0757 MDT ON AUGUST 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER NEW MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS WILL
DECREASE THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. HOWEVER...DAYTIME
HEATING AND RESIDUAL MOISTURE WILL ALLOW WIDELY SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE GILA REGION AND THE BLACK RANGE THIS
AFTERNOON AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WELL
ABOVE NORMAL TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY. AFTERNOON HUMIDITY
LOWERING TO THE MID TEENS AND LOW 20S THE NEXT FEW DAYS
WITH GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). WIDELY SCATTERED
                    AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT BECOMING SOUTHEAST 2 TO 6 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........61-66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT...DRAINAGE WINDS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). WIDELY SCATTERED
                    AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-22 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...SHELLI COMAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090804.COUGA.01/EPZ