FNUS74 KEPZ 201445
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR EAGLE PEAK...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
845 AM MDT THU AUG 20 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0819 MDT ON AUGUST 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
...PUT DISCUSSION TEXT HERE...
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.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    AFTN CLOUD BUILDUPS/TSTM OVER HIGHEST TERRAIN.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........9-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH BECOMING BY AFTERNOON
                    NORTH TO NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
                    ISOLATED EVENING CLOUD BUILDUPS/TSTM OVER HIGHEST
                    TERRAIN.
CWR.................10 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51.
MAX HUMIDITY........51-56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST TO EAST AROUND 5 TO 10 MPH SHIFTING TO
                    THE EAST SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    AFTN  AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........18-23  PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO SOUTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH.



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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...SHELLI COMAN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090820.EAGLE.01/EPZ