FNUS74 KEPZ 241503
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR FENCE CANYON...STATE OF NEW MEXICO FORESTRY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
903 AM MDT MON AUG 24 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 MDT ON AUGUST 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

.DISCUSSION...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER TEXAS AND LOW PRESSURE TO THE WEST ARE PULLING
VERY MOIST AIR UP FROM THE SOUTH. THE HIGH MOISTURE LEVELS AND A
SERIES OF WEAK DISTURBANCES WILL BRING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ACROSS THE AREA TODAY AND TUESDAY WITH THE CHANCE OF LOCALLY
HEAVY RAIN. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL TODAY AND TOMORROW
WITH RATHER HIGH HUMIDITY. HIMIDITY GENERALLY IN THE HIGH 30S TO
HIGH 40S EACH AFTERNOON AND IN THE 90 PERCENT RANGE AT NIGHT.
THAT HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT WESTWARD INTO ARIZONA AND UTAH THE
SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK. THIS WILL PUSH THE PLUME OF TROPICAL
MOISTURE TO OUR EAST AND REDUCE THE CHANCE FOR SHOWER AND
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. HOWEVER...RESIDUAL MOISTURE AND DAYTIME
HEATING COULD STILL TRIGGER AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORMS EACH DAY.
LESS HUMID WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WITH AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES
A FEW DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS
                    THIS MORNING...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    THIS AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT THIS MORNING...THEN 30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........37-42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT INTO MIDDAY...THEN SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (70-80 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SCATTERED SHOWERS
                    AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........91-96 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 4 TO 9 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........44-49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT EARLY...SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...PARK
REQUESTED BY...SCOTT
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090824.FENCE.01/EPZ