FNUS74 KEPZ 190010
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR PARK...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
610 PM MDT TUE AUG 18 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1754 MDT ON AUGUST 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN UNSEASONABLY DRY FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
DRIER AIR MOVING INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST WILL BRING AFTERNOON
SURFACE DEWPOINTS DOWN INTO THE LOWER 20S BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
MIN RH VALUES WILL BE IN THE LOWER TEENS TOMORROW AND THURSDAY
AFTERNOONS.  WARMER TEMPS WILL BE MOVING IN AS WELL AS A STRONG
RIDGE OVER THE WEST COAST MOVES EAST TOWARD THE GREAT BASIN.
HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR (20-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 2-4 MPH...BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE
                    AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH LIGHT DOWNSLOPE.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    AN AFTERNOON SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 8 MPH.


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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...DAYMON BUSH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
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