FNUS74 KEPZ 071746
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WILLIE...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1146 AM MDT FRI AUG 7 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1110 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.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) IN THE AFTERNOON
                    WITH AN ISOLATED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH MID-DAY...INCREASING
                    9 TO 14 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH OCCASIONAL
                    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.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LOCAL DRAINAGES DEVELOPING BEFORE MIDNIGHT...OTHERWISE
                    SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH EARLY...DECREASING TO 1 TO 3 MPH
                    LATER IN THE EVENING.


.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH
                    OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 17 MPH.


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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...SHELLI COMAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090807.WILLI.01/EPZ