FNUS74 KEPZ 191421
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR PARK...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
821 AM MDT WED AUG 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0758 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 THROUGH THE WEEKEND...ESPECIALLY IN
THE GILA AND ACROSS SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA. HUMIDITY IN
THE LOW TO MID TEENS TODAY AND THURSDAY THEN INCREASING TO THE
UPPER TEENS AND TWENTIES FOR FRIDAY INTO THE WEEKEND.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE
                    FOR AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-86.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (30-40 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-54.
MAX HUMIDITY........57-62 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 5 TO 9 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE
                    FOR AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-87.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.


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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...DAYMON BUSH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20090819.PARK_.01/EPZ