FNUS74 KEPZ 071604
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR RADAR...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1004 AM MDT FRI AUG 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0934 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.....92-97.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    TO 8 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 19 MPH.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT) EARLY...THEN
                    CLEAR(0-10 PERCENT) BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....60-65.
MAX HUMIDITY........63-68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 4 TO 8 MPH EARLY...DECREASING AND SHIFTING
                    NORTHWEST 1 TO 4 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.....90-95.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 2 TO 5 MPH INT HE MORNING...INCREASING AND SHIFTING
                    WEST-SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH
                    OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 16 MPH.


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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...RADAR LO
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090807.RADAR.01/EPZ