FNUS74 KEPZ 021540
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR CAPITAN RX...LNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
940 AM MDT WED SEP 2 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0945 MDT ON SEPTEMBER 02.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN NEW MEXICO...AND POOR
TEMPERATURE LAPSE RATES ALOFT...WILL LIMIT AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM
ACTIVITY TODAY TO JUST ISOLATED STORMS OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF
THE SACS.  THE UPPER RIDGE WILL SHIFT SOUTHWEST OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS AS SHORTWAVE DISTURBANCES MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHERN
AND CENTRAL ROCKIES.  THESE DISTURBANCES WILL SCRAPE BY THE AREA
THU AND FRI AFTERNOON...RESULTING IN A SLOW INCREASE IN AFTERNOON
PRECIP COVERAGE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.  WINDS WILL
GENERALLY BE LIGHT THROUGH THE PERIOD...BUT LIGHT WINDS ALOFT
THIS AFTERNOON WILL KEEP VENTILATION ONLY IN THE FAIR CATEGORY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........65 AT IGNITION...MAX 80.
RH..................46 PERCENT AT IGNITION...MIN 23 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 3-6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
TEMPERATURE.........MIN 53.
RH..................MAX 63 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH IN THE EVENING BECOMING
                    LIGHT.


.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). CHANCE OF
                    OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................30 PERCENT.
TEMPERATURE.........MAX 78.
RH..................MIN 28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT BECOMING SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...HARDIMAN
REQUESTED BY...NM ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20090902.CAPIT.01/EPZ