FNUS74 KEPZ 101535
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR PINE TREE RX...LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
935 AM MDT MON AUG 10 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0935 MDT ON AUGUST 10.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
LOW LEVEL MOISTURE HAS INCREASED SLIGHTLY EAST OF THE RIO GRANDE...
WITH UPPER 50S TO LOWER 60S DEWPOINTS EAST OF THE SACRAMENTOS.
SURFACE WINDS ON THE EAST SLOPES WILL SHIFT INTO THE SOUTHEAST BY
THIS AFTERNOON.  THE RESULTING UPSLOPE FLOW...AND A WEAK UPPER-LEVEL
DISTURBANCE STREAMING IN FROM NORTHERN CHIHUAHUA...WILL HELP TO
DEVELOP ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE SACRAMENTOS THIS AFTERNOON.
INCREASING MOISTURE WITH BETTER AREAL COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORMS CAN
BE EXPECTED THIS WEEK AS THE MID-LEVEL RIDGE...CURRENTLY OUT OVER
THE GULF COAST STATES...BUILDS BACK TO THE WEST...ALLOWING MOISTURE
FROM THE GULF AND MEXICO TO GET PULLED BACK INTO THE REGION.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 3 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    SOUTHEAST 4 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT) WITH SCATTERED
                    AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-31 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST 7
                    TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...NM ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090810.PINET.01/EPZ