FNUS74 KEPZ 071528
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR ALLIE...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
928 AM MDT FRI AUG 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0911 MDT ON AUGUST 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY VARIABLE AND GUSTY WINDS...

...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS ALSO POSSIBLE WITH VIRGA SHAFTS AND NEAR
SIGNIFICANT CLOUD BUILD-UPS...

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OVER THE INTER-MOUNTAIN WEST...WILL SEND
UNSEASONABLY DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER BURN SITE THIS WEEKEND.  THIS
WILL LIMIT THUNDERSTORM COVERAGE TO ISOLATED AT BEST THIS AFTERNOON
AND AGAIN SATURDAY.  TEMPERATURES WILL WARM 2 TO 5 DEGREES...LOWERING
MIN RH 10 TO 15 PERCENT FROM THURSDAY READINGS. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS APPROACHING OR EVEN EXCEEDING 50 MPH AND LOCALLY
HEAVY RAINFALL WITH RAPID RUNOFF ARE THE MAIN THREATS WITH ANY STORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) IN THE AFTERNOON
                    WITH AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 1 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    AND BECOMING WEST-SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 17 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) EARLY...THEN
                    CLEAR(0-10 PERCENT) BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........56-61 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH EARLY...DECREASING AND BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH TOWARDS MIDNIGHT.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) IN THE AFTERNOON
                    WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 2 TO 5 MPH EARLY...INCREASING AND BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    5 TO 9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...ALLIE LO
REASON FOR REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090807.ALLIE.01/EPZ