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FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR TOMMY JONES...NMLNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
1057 AM MDT TUE JUN 1 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1033 MDT ON JUNE 01.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE AGAIN POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON
AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE CROSSES THE REGION. FOLLOWING TODAY...AN
UPPER RIDGE WILL START TO BUILD INTO THE REGION AND INTENSIFY THROUGH
THE WEEKEND BRINGING THE WARMEST TEMPERATURES OF THE YEAR SO FAR.
WINDS TODAY WILL REMAIN FAIRLY LIGHT EXCEPT NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. WESTERLY
WINDS WILL INCREASE TOMORROW AS A SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS OVER SOUTHEASTERN
NEW MEXICO...BUT SHOULD STILL REMAIN BELOW RED FLAG CRITERIA...HOWEVER
THIS WESTERLY WIND WILL BE BRINGING IN DRIER AIR TO THE LOW LEVELS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (55-65 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE DAY.
CWR.................20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........17-21 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR (15-25 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................20 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT AFTER
                    2100.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....52-55.
MAX HUMIDITY........31-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 5 TO 10 MPH.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (40-50 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....80-73.
MIN HUMIDITY........7-12 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH.


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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...NM ADC
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20100601.TOMMY.01/EPZ