FNUS74 KEPZ 191615
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR SLASH PIT RX...NMLNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1015 AM MDT WED AUG 19 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 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. HUMIDITY IN
THE UPPER TWENTIES TO LOW THIRTIES THIS AFTERNOON DECREASING TO
THE LOW AND MID TWENTIES THURSDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT THIS MORNING BECOMING SOUTHWEST TO WEST
                    5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........74-79 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING LIGHT AND MAINLY
                    DOWNSLOPE AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE FOR
                    AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........21-26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT INTO EARLY AFTERNOON THEN NORTHEAST
                    TO EAST 3 TO 8 MPH.

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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...NM ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090819.SLASH.01/EPZ