FNUS74 KEPZ 151548
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAGLE PEAK...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
948 AM MDT SAT AUG 15 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0922 MDT ON AUGUST 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS...

...VARIABLE AND GUSTY WINDS ALSO POSSIBLE NEAR VIRGA SHAFTS AND
SIGNIFICANT CLOUD BUILD-UPS...

.DISCUSSION...
STRONG LOW PRESSURE TROUGH MOVING ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES
WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD DRYING SOUTHWEST FLOW OVER BURN SITE THIS
AFTERNOON AND AGAIN MOST OF SUNDAY.  AS TROUGH BEGINS TO MOVE EAST
OF ROCKIES SUNDAY...MOISTURE MAY BEGIN TO FLOW BACK IN FROM THE SOUTH
AND SOUTHEAST.  THIS WILL MEAN A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR LATE AFTERNOON
ISOLATED HIGH BASED SHOWERS/STORMS OVER BURN SITE SUNDAY  WITH ANY STORMS
THAT DEVELOP...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND GUSTY OUTFLOW WINDS TO 50 MPH
ARE THE MAIN THREATS.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING...THEN
                    MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT) IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........22-27 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE MORNING..INCREASING
                    AND SHIFTING WEST-SOUTHWEST 14 TO 21 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
                    WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 26 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR (0-10 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-73 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST-NORTHWEST 9 TO 14 MPH EARLY...DECREASING AND SHIFTING
                    NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH TOWARDS MIDNIGHT.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY (0-10 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT) IN THE AFTERNOON
                    WITH A SLIGHT CHANGE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 10 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH-NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING...INCREASING
                    AND SHIFTING WEST-NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL
                    GUSTS TO 14 MPH.

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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...SHELLI COMAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090815.EAGLE.01/EPZ