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FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR DIAMOND...NM-SDC  LC-BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
725 PM MDT THU AUG 6 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1900 MDT ON AUGUST 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRIER AIR WILL BE FILTERING INTO THE BURN AREA OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS AS AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG UPPER LOW DIGS INTO THE
WESTERN U.S. AND STRONGER SOUTHWEST FLOW SETS UP. HIGH
TEMPERATURES WILL WARM BACK INTO THE LOWER TO MID 90S FOR THE
LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS GETTING NEAR 80.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL ALSO BE FALLING QUITE A BIT WITH
THE LOWER ELEVATIONS GETTING INTO THE MID TO UPPER TEENS THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS. MORE STABLE AIR WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS DRIER
AIR WITH VERY LITTLE CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM OVER THE AREA ON
FRIDAY. THE UPPER HIGH IS EXPECTED TO BECOME REESTABLISHED OVER
NEW MEXICO EARLY NEXT WEEK WHICH WILL KEEP IT WARM AND MAINLY DRY
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF AN ISOLATED MOUNTAIN THUNDERSTORM.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 94 LOWER ELEVATIONS TO 81 HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-22 PERCENT LOWER ELEVATIONS TO 28-32 PERCENT
                    HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 4 TO 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-58...62-66 MID SLOPES.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-58 LOWER ELEVATIONS TO 72-76 PERCENT HIGHER.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 3 TO 7 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT).
CWR.................5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 93 LOWER ELEVATIONS TO 80 HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-20 PERCENT LOWER ELEVATIONS TO 26-30 PERCENT
                    HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 9 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090806.DIAMO.01/EPZ