FNUS74 KEPZ 292022
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR TOMMY JONES...BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
222 PM MDT SAT MAY 29 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1347 MDT ON MAY 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL POSSIBLE WITH A FEW STORMS...

...GUST AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE IN VICINITY OF STORMS...VIRGA SHAFTS
AND SIGNIFICANT CLOUD BUILD UPS...

.DISCUSSION...
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS AHEAD OF LARGE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ACROSS THE
WESTERN US...WILL CONTINUE TO DRAW MOISTURE UP FROM NORTHEAST MEXICO.
WITH STRONG LATE SPRING HEATING...THIS WILL MEAN POTENTIAL FOR MORE ISOLATED
TO SCATTERED SHOWERS/STORMS AGAIN SUNDAY FOR BURN SITE.  FLOW FROM THE S-SW
MAY CARRY VERY WEAK EMBEDDED DISTURBANCES WHICH COULD ENHANCE NIGHT-TIME
ACTIVITY EARLY THIS EVENING.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SCATTERED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS EARLY IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................30 PERCENT DECREASING TO 10 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....48-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........67-71 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 5 TO 9 MPH EARLY...DECREASING AND SHIFTING
                    WEST-NORTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
                    LOCAL DRAINAGES DEVELOPING TOWARDS MORNING.


.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (50-60 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON.
CWR.................10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....76-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST AROUND 7 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    NORTHEAST IN THE AFTERNOON.



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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...NMADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100529.TOMMY.01/EPZ