FNUS74 KEPZ 201421
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR ALLIE...GILA NATIONAL FOREST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
821 AM MDT THU AUG 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0759 MDT ON AUGUST 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
A HOT AND MOSTLY DRY WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION
FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS WEEK AND THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK.
A WEAK SHALLOW BACKDOOR FRONT WILL SHIFT LOW LEVEL WINDS TO THE EAST
TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY AND BRING A SLIGHTLY ELEVATED RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS
TO THE AREA FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL.
HAINES INDICIES THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE IN THE 5 TO 6 RANGE.
M

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). SLIGHT RISK
                    FOR AFTN CLOUD BUILDUPS/TSTM OVER HIGHER TERRAIN.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........10 TO 15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHWEST AROUND 1 TO 6 MPH
                    BECOMING 5 TO 10 MPH AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
                    SLIGHT RISK EVENING CLOUD BUILDUPS/TSTM MAINLY
                    OVER HIGHER TERRAIN.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47 TO 53.
MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........BECOMING NORTHEAST TO EAST AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). ISOLATED AFTN
                    EVENING SHOWER / TSTM POSSIBLE.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 7 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...JARED FISHER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090820.ALLIE.01/EPZ