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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR GALLINAS...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
103 PM MDT FRI MAY 28 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1239 MDT ON MAY 28.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO FEED  MOIST UNSTABLE
AIR INTO THE FIRE WEATHER ZONES TODAY RESULTING IN
A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS  HOWEVER...AS A LARGE TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST MOVES EASTWARD DURING THIS
WEEKEND...WESTERLY WINDS WILL BRING WARM MOSTLY DRIER WEATHER LATER
SATURDAY/SUNDAY/AND MONDAY BEFORE AN UPPER DISTURBANCE CAUSES ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS TO RETURN TO THE AREA AROUND TUESDAY. THEN HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BRING WARM DRY WEATHER FOR THE REMAINDER OF NEXT
WEEK.

WINDS GUSTY AND VARIABLE NEAR BUILDUPS/STORMS. SOME DRY LIGHTNING
STRIKES POSSIBLE TODAY AND SATURDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS/TSTMS  AND AFTN AND EARLY EVENING HOURS.
CWR.................10 TO 20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....86-91.
MIN HUMIDITY........27-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 8 MPH VEERING SLOWLY TO THE
                    SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 9 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
                    LATER IN AFTN WITH ISOLD GUST TO 18 MPH.



.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....51-56.
MAX HUMIDITY........61-66 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 7 TO 12 MPH.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    CLD BUILDUPS/SHOWERS/TSTM AND AFTN AND EARLY EVENING HOURS.
CWR.................5-10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-89.
MIN HUMIDITY........23-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 3 TO 8 MPH MORNING THEN
                    WEST TO SOUTHWEST 9 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON
                    WITH SOME GUSTS TO 20 MPH.



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FORECASTER...NOVLAN
REQUESTED BY...IC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100528.GALLI.01/EPZ