FNUS74 KEPZ 091601
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR WILLIE...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1001 AM MDT SUN AUG 9 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0910 MDT ON AUGUST 09.
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...
ANOTHER DRY DAY FOR THE MOST PART IN STORE FOR THE BURN SITE...WITH
ISOLATED STORMS POSSIBLE BEGINNING LATE TODAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
TRY TO REFORM/REBUILD UP FROM THE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST LATER TODAY AND MONDAY.
THE HIGH SHOULD QUICKLY CENTER ITSELF OVER NEW MEXICO...WHICH SHOULD
PREVENT STORM DEVELOPMENT MONDAY...HOWEVER ANY SEEPAGE OF ADDITIONAL
LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WITH THE STRONG HEATING WE HAVE COULD TRIGGER
ISOLATED STORMS. DEWPOINT TRENDS WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED. IN THIS
ENVIRONMENT...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS APPROACHING
OR EVEN EXCEEDING 50 MPH AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WITH RAPID RUNOFF
WILL BE THE MAIN THREATS WITH ANY STORMS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT)
                    IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A SIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 18 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT) EARLY...THEN MOSTLY
                    CLEAR (10-20 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MAX HUMIDITY........54-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH EARLY. WINDS DECREASING
                    AND SHIFTING NORTHWEST 1 TO 4 MPH AND COMBINING WITH
                    LOCAL WITH DRAINAGES TOWARDS MIDNIGHT.


.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) IN THE
                    MORNING...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT)
                    IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A SIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-88.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    WEST-SOUTHWEST 4 10 9 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 13 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...SHELLI COMAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090809.WILLI.01/EPZ