FNUS74 KEPZ 181504
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NOGAL RX...NM MEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
904 AM MDT TUE AUG 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0905 MDT ON AUGUST 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THERE IS A LITTLE MOISTURE LINGERING OVER THE BURN AREA WHICH
COULD BRING SOME ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS A BROAD TROUGH CROSSES THE ROCKIES.
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL BE IN THE UPPER 20 TO AROUND 30 PERCENT
RANGE TODAY. DRIER AIR APPROACHING FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE
WEEK AS A STRONG UPPER RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE GREAT BASIN AND KEEP
MOST OF THE MOISTURE OUT OF THE AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (15-25 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 4 TO 9 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS BEFORE 2100.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........78-82 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 6 TO 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...NM ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090818.NOGAL.01/EPZ