FNUS74 KEPZ 231706
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR DIAMOND...NM-SDC
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1106 AM MDT SUN AUG 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1048 MDT ON AUGUST 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ISOLATED SHOWERS ARE OCCURRING IN THE VICINITY OF THE BURN AREA
AT THIS TIME.  EXPECT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP
IN THE AREA DURING THE NEXT 1 TO 3 HOURS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN
LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT IS POSSIBLE.

UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER THE TEXAS PANHANDLE
WILL COMBINE WITH AN UPPER TROUGH OVER THE WEST COAST TO
CHANNEL MIDLEVEL MOISTURE INTO AREAS FROM THE RIO GRANDE
WEST. THIS WILL OVERLAY SURFACE MOISTURE ALREADY PRESENT
TO BRING SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE WEST AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ELSEWHERE EACH DAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

.TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). A FEW SHOWERS
                    UNTIL NOON...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. HEAVY RAIN
                    POSSIBLE.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....5500 FT 83-88. 8000 FT 74-79
MIN HUMIDITY........5500 FT 32-37 PERCENT. 8000 FT 40-45 PERCENT
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS TO
                    25 MPH NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HEAVY RAIN
                    POSSIBLE.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

.MONDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HEAVY RAIN
                    POSSIBLE.
CWR.................40 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....5500 FT 81-86. 8000 FT 72-77
MIN HUMIDITY........5500 FT 36-41 PERCENT. 8000 FT 46-51 PERCENT
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT BECOMING SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...MACBLAIN
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090823.DIAMO.01/EPZ