FNUS74 KEPZ 041748
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR RADAR...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1148 AM MDT TUE AUG 4 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1119 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 AND
WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER...DAYTIME HEATING AND RESIDUAL MOISTURE WILL
ALLOW WIDELY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE NORMAL THE NEXT FEW
DAYS. AFTERNOON HUMIDITY LOWERING TO THE MID TEENS AND LOW 20S
TODAY AND WEDNESDAY WITH GENERALLY LIGHT WINDS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). WIDELY SCATTERED
                    AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....87 ON TOP TO 94 BOTTOM.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST TO NORTH 5 TO 9 MPH.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (25-35 PERCENT).
CWR.................10 PERCENT BEFORE MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF EVENING
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....57-62.
MAX HUMIDITY........59-64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST TO NORTH 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT WITH DRAINAGE WINDS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). WIDELY SCATTERED
                    AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....88 TOP TO 95 BOTTOM.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT EARLY BECOMING SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 3 TO 8 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...EMILY CAMMACK
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090804.RADAR.01/EPZ