FNUS74 KEPZ 062218
FWSEPZ

FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR AREA 74 RX...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EL PASO TX/SANTA TERESA NM
418 PM MDT SUN JUN 6 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1615 MDT ON JUNE 06.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE IS ROUNDING THE UPPER RIDGE OVER THE
REGION WHICH IS HELPING TO FIRE OFF SOME ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
ACROSS THE BURN AREA. GIVEN THE DEW POINTS IN THE 30S AND WARM
SURFACE TEMPERATURES...DRY LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE WITH ANY STORMS
THAT DEVELOP.  STORMS WILL START TO DIE OFF WITH SUNSET...BUT
ENOUGH MOISTURE WILL REMAIN IN PLACE FOR MONDAY WITH DRY LIGHTNING
CONTINUING TO BE THE MAIN THREAT AS HIGH TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO
APPROACH 90 AT THE BURN SITE. WINDS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN LIGHT...BUT
WILL BE ERRATIC AND GUSTY NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.

.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (90-100 PERCENT). ISOLATED SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS...SOME STORMS COULD PRODUCE DRY
                    LIGHTNING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....77-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........19-24 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 4 TO 10 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (75-85 PERCENT) IN THE EVENING...THEN
                    BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY(35-45 PERCENT). ISOLATED
                    SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING.
CWR.................10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....58-63.
MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (30-40 PERCENT) THEN BECOMING
                    PARTLY CLOUDY (35-45 PERCENT).
CWR.................0 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....85-90.
MIN HUMIDITY........11-16 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 3 TO 7 MPH BECOMING WEST 5 TO 10 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...GRZYWACZ
REQUESTED BY...JEAN STELZER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100606.AREA7.02/EPZ