FNUS74 KEPZ 072218
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CUCHILLO...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
418 PM MDT FRI AUG 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1559 MDT ON AUGUST 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
DRY...STABLE AIR IS MOVING INTO THE AREA AS SOUTHWEST FLOW CONTINUES
OVER THE WEST.  TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY WILL BE SIMILAR TO
TODAY...BUT MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE LOWER DUE TO THE
SOUTHWEST FLOW. SOME MOISTURE WILL START TO RETURN TO THE AREA ON
SUNDAY AS A BROAD UPPER HIGH SETS UP ACROSS THE SOUTHERN TIER OF
STATES. STILL ONLY ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AND
MONDAY WITH THIS INCREASE IN MOISTURE.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) THIS EVENING...THEN
                    BECOMING CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE 3 TO 7 MPH.


.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH.


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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...C-621
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090807.CUCHI.01/EPZ