FNUS74 KEPZ 231826
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR FENCE CANYON...NM-MEA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1226 PM MDT SUN AUG 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1230 MDT ON AUGUST 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
THUNDERSTORMS ARE VERY NEAR IF NOT OVER THE BURN SITE ATTM.
ADDITIONAL STORMS ARE DEVELOPING SOUTH TOWARD CLOUDCROFT
AND MAY TRAIN OVER THE REGION THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.

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 WEST OF THE RIO GRANDE AND
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ELSEWHERE EACH DAY
THROUGH TUESDAY.


.REST OF TODAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY BEFORE 1600L.
CWR.................80 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....74-79.
MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS TO 25 MPH NEAR STORMS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS BEFORE 2000L.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........80-85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH BECOMING DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY
                    3 TO 7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS AFTER 1200L.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....73-78.
MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

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FORECASTER...MACBLAIN
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090823.FENCE.01/EPZ