FNUS74 KEPZ 191733
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAGLE PEAK...NM-SDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1133 AM MDT WED AUG 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1116 MDT ON AUGUST 19.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT BUILDING OVER THE WESTERN U.S. WILL BRING
HOT AND MOSTLY DRY WEATHER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. HOWEVER...DAYTIME
HEATING WILL TRIGGER ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EACH
AFTERNOON OVER AREA MOUNTAINS. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND SURFACE
FRONT WILL MOVE IN FROM THE NORTH FRIDAY AND STALL OUT ALONG THE
SOUTHERN BORDER. THIS WILL LIKELY BRING AN INCREASE IN SHOWER AND
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. HUMIDITY IN THE
LOW TO MID TEENS TODAY AND THURSDAY...THEN IN THE UPPER TEENS
AND TWENTIES FOR FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (20-30 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-82.
MIN HUMIDITY........15-20 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH AFTERNOON GUSTS TO
                    18 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST TO NORTH 4 TO 9 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........13-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 4 TO 9 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090819.EAGLE.01/EPZ