FNUS74 KEPZ 081635
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR RADAR...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1035 AM MDT SAT AUG 8 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0951 MDT ON AUGUST 08.
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...
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 (30-40 PERCENT) THROUGH MID DAY...BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) IN THE AFTERNOON
                    WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........12-17 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH THROUGH LATE MORNING...INCREASING
                    AND SHIFTING WEST-SOUTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
                    TO 13 MPH.
.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT)...THEN CLEAR
                    (0-10 PERCENT) BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....62-67.
MAX HUMIDITY........33-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH EARLY...DECREASING AND SHIFTING
                    NORTHWEST 1 T0 4 MPH BEFORE MIDNIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-19 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    AND SHIFTING SOUTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING.
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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090808.RADAR.01/EPZ