FNUS74 KEPZ 060107 FWSEPZ FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR DIAMOND...GNF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM 707 PM MDT WED AUG 5 2009 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1835 MDT ON AUGUST 05. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER NM WILL SLOWLY SHIFT EAST AND WILL ALLOW MOISTURE TO BEGIN STREAMING UP FROM MEXICO. POTENTIAL FOR VERY STRONG WINDS ...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND RAPID RUNOFF WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS WITH THESE STORMS THURSDAY. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT RISK OF A SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM. CWR.................10 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58. MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH. LOCAL DRAINAGE AFTER NIGHT. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). INCREASING CHANCES FOR SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................30 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH SOUTHEAST 6 TO 11 MPH MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST 8 TO 14 MPH AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...NOVLAN REQUESTED BY...SAGUARO FUM REASON FOR REQUEST...WFU .TAG 20090805.DIAMO.01/EPZ