FNUS74 KEPZ 081611
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR DIAMOND...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1011 AM MDT SAT AUG 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0936 MDT ON AUGUST 08.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

WEAK DISTURBANCE MOVING THROUGH NORTHERN AZ AND NM TODAY...IS EXPECTED
TO BRIEFLY TAP SUB-TROPICAL MOISTURE STREAM CURRENTLY FLOWING NORTHEAST
OVER EASTERN NEW MEXICO.  AS A RESULT...ISOLATED AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS ARE ANTICIPATED FOR THE BURN SITE. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND
LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS APPROACHING OR EVEN EXCEEDING 50 MPH AND LOCALIZED
FLOODING WITH RAPID RUNOFF ARE THE MAIN THREATS WITH ANY STORMS.  TROUGH
OVER WESTERN U.S.A. WILL LIFT OUT OF THE REGION LATER SUNDAY...ALLOWING
SUB-TROPICAL MOISTURE TO SLOWLY MIGRATE NORTHWARD TOWARDS THE BURN SITE
LATE IN THE DAY SUNDAY.  THUS LOOK FOR A REPEAT IN ISOLATED ACTIVITY
FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) IN THE AFTERNOON
                    WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WITH WEAK UPSLOPE COMPONENT IN THE
                    MORNING...INCREASING AND BECOMING SOUTHWEST
                    8 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH UP-VALLEY GUSTS
                    TO 18 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) EARLY...THEN CLEAR
                    (0-10 PERCENT)
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH EARLY...DECREASING AND BECOMING
                    WEST-NORTHWEST 1 TO 4 MPH OVERNIGHT AND COMBINING WITH
                    LOCAL DRAINAGES.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT) LATER IN THE AFTERNOON
                    WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-29 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE MORNING...INCREASING AND
                    BECOMING SOUTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH WITH UP-SLOPE GUSTS
                    TO 18 MPH.


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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...C-621
REASON FOR REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090808.DIAMO.01/EPZ