FNUS74 KEPZ 231646
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR MORAGA...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1046 AM MDT SUN AUG 23 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1028 MDT ON AUGUST 23.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ON RADAR ARE LOCATED WELL EAST
OF THE BURN AREA AT THIS TIME.  HOWEVER THE BUILDUPS ARE EVIDENCE
OF THE MOIST CONDITIONS. EXPECT SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP
IN THE REGION 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 (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING EARLY
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....7500 FT 75-80. 9000 FT 68-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........7500 FT 32-37 PERCENT. 9000 FT 45-50 PERCENT
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH. LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 MPH NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47-52.
MAX HUMIDITY........81-86 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    DOWNSLOPE/DOWNVALLEY 3-7 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE.
CWR.................50 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....7500 FT 74-89. 9000 FT 66-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........7500 FT 35-40 PERCENT. 9000 FT 48-53 PERCENT
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCAL GUSTS
                    TO 25 MPH NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.

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FORECASTER...MACBLAIN
REQUESTED BY...DAYMON BUSH
REASON FOR REQUEST...WFU
.TAG 20090823.MORAG.01/EPZ