FNUS74 KEPZ 111948
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR TURKEY...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
148 PM MDT TUE AUG 11 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1337 MDT ON AUGUST 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
MID-LEVEL RIDGE IS SHIFTING WESTWARD...AND UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE IS
INCREASING ACROSS THE AREA.  WARMER TEMPERATURES ALOFT HAS SUPPRESSED
ANY WIDESPREAD THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY TODAY...BUT EASTERLY UPSLOPE FLOW
HAS RESULTED IN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE BLACKS RANGE AND
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE GILA.  AVAILABLE MOISTURE AND PRECIP CHANCES
WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE WEEK...WITH THE MOST WIDESPREAD PRECIP
COVERAGE EXPECTED TOWARDS THE WEEKEND.  HOWEVER...ISOLATED NATURE OF
THUNDERSTORMS TODAY AND WEDNESDAY WILL INCREASE THREAT OF LIGHTNING-
BASED FIRE STARTS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-70 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........16-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 3-6 MPH.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........66-71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 6 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT AND VARIABLE.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST 5 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 6
                    TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.


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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...SHELLI COMAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090811.TURKE.01/EPZ