FNUS74 KEPZ 061408
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR AREA 74 RX...GNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
808 AM MDT SUN JUN 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 MDT ON JUNE 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS POSSIBLE NEAR STORMS...VIRGA SHAFTS
AND SIGNIFICANT CLOUD BUILD-UPS...

.DISCUSSION...
UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL FURTHER STRENGTHEN ACROSS THE DESERT SOUTHWEST
TODAY.  THIS WILL MEAN UNSEASONABLE HOT TEMPERATURES...LIGHT WINDS
AND CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS TO THE AREA.  ASIDE FROM UNCOMFORTABLE
CONDITIONS...THIS WILL MEAN CONTINUED DRYING AND CURING OF FUELS.

INTENSE HEAT FROM BURN TODAY MAY AGAIN FORM CUMULUS IN VICINITY.
DRY LIGHTNING IS A POSSIBILITY WITH THIS STORM...ALTHOUGH WITH ROUGHLY
ONE FIFTH OF THE ACREAGE EXPECTED TO BE BURNED AS OPPOSED TO
YESTERDAY...AND GIVEN STRONGER RIDGE ALOFT OVER BURN SITE...LIKELIHOOD
FOR STORM GENERATION IS LESS.  NEVERTHELESS...WILL KEEP MENTION OF
AN ISOLATED STORM LATER THIS AFTERNOON FOR BURN SITE.  WEAK BACK DOOR
COLD FRONT FROM THE EAST WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD MOISTURE ACROSS BURN SITE
MONDAY...LOWERING HIGHS MONDAY ROUGHLY 2 TO 3 DEGREES...WHILE RAISING
RH ROUGHLY 4 TO 7 PERCENT ACROSS THE AREA.  .TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PCT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PCT) IN THE AFTERNOON
                    WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
                    AFTER 1500.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....93-97.
MIN HUMIDITY........10-14 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 6 TO 9 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR (20-30 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-60.
MAX HUMIDITY........34-39 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 6 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (10-20 PCT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PCT) IN THE AFTERNOON
                    WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....91-95.
MIN HUMIDITY........14-18 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST 5 TO 6 MPH SHIFTING TO THE
                    SOUTHWEST 8 TO 13 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...TRIPOLI
REQUESTED BY...JEAN STELZER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100606.AREA7.01/EPZ