FNUS74 KEPZ 121939
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAGLE PEAK...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
139 PM MDT WED AUG 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1318 MDT ON AUGUST 12.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL TEND TO HOLD SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY BACK A LITTLE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT WILL WEAKEN AND
SHIFT EASTWARD TOMORROW AND FRIDAY AS AN APPROACHING UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH MOVES OFF THE PACIFIC. THE CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE TOMORROW AND FRIDAY AS THAT TROUGH
APPROACHES AND DEEPER MOISTURE MOVES IN FROM THE SOUTH. SURFACE
AND LOW LEVEL WINDS FROM THE SOUTHEAST AND WINDS ALOFT FROM THE
SOUTHWEST WILL PROVIDE SUFFICIENT VERTICAL SHEAR THURSDAY NIGHT
AND FRIDAY TO ALLOW THE CHANCE FOR STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS. TEMPERATURES A LITTLE ABOVE NORMAL THIS AFTERNOON
THEN NEAR NORMAL TOMORROW WITH HUMIDITY A FEW POINTS HIGHER. THE
CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY
THEN DIMINISH SUNDAY THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK AS DRIER
AIR ALOFT MOVES IN FROM THE WEST.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    AFTERNOON SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). WIDELY SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....44-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 4 TO 9 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (60-70 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-75.
MIN HUMIDITY........43-48 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 6 TO 12.

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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...SHELLI COMAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090812.EAGLE.01/EPZ